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Execution of Thomas Cromwell

Name: Execution of Thomas Cromwell
Start: 1540-07-28
Location: Tower Hill

When: 28 July 1540
Where: Tower Hill
Part of: Henry VIII's Court Upheaval: Dissolution, Marriage, and Execution

Thomas Cromwell was beheaded on Tower Hill on 28 July 1540.

Cromwell was condemned to death without trial and lost his titles. He was publicly beheaded on Tower Hill on 28 July 1540, the same day Henry married Catherine Howard.

Sources

Thomas Cromwell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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