Why Henry VIII’s Best Friend Had His Head Placed On A Spike
Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s once-trusted chief minister and architect of the English Reformation, met a brutal end on July 28, 1540, executed for treason and heresy. His severed head was publicly displayed on London Bridge, while his unmarked body was quietly interred in the Tower of London’s Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. Cromwell’s meteoric … Read more