Thomas Cromwell - Early Modern British History - History AS and A2 Level

Thomas Cromwell

THOMAS CROMWELL


Detailed summary
	"A good household manager, but not fit to meddle in the affairs of kings" - excellent in depth analysis.

What was the Reformation?
	Interesting and well written 7 page article on the BBC History site explaining about the reformation.

Destruction and renewal
	From the History Channel, useful collection of pages offering discussion about Henry VIII.

The dissolution of the monasteries
	Summary of the process of dissolution of the monasteries under the Henrician Reformation.

The Suppression of Glastonbury Abbey - 1539
	Primary source evidence relating to one of the largest and most famous English Benedictine Monasteries

Wholesale plunder
	Source material explaining about Henry VIII's wholesale plunder of Catholic Church properties

Thomas Macauley's opinion
	from History of England, Volume I (1880). Excellent secondary source to prompt further discussion.

BBC biography
	One page biography about Thomas Cromwell providing a good overview of his work for Henry VIII

Overview of the English Reformation
	Very useful summary of the English Reformation from the HistoryLearningSite.co.uk - ideal starting point.

Thomas Cromwell
	Link to summary - with hyperlinks to additional related material - of Cromwell's life. From Spartacus.

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By Mr Field \| A-Level home		Last updated August 13, 2005