Thomas Cromwell
/ˌtɒməs ˈkrɒmwel/
/ˌtɑːməs ˈkrɑːmwel/
- (c. 1485-1540) the chief minister to King Henry VIII during the 1530s. After the fall of Thomas Wolsey, Cromwell arranged the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and later organized the Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1540, Cromwell was made the Earl of Essex, but four months later the King accused him of treason (= the crime of betraying one's country) and had his head cut off. Cromwell said at his execution that he died a Catholic.
托马斯·克伦威尔（Thomas Cromwell）：（约1485-1540年）1530年代担任亨利八世国王的首席部长。托马斯·沃尔西（Thomas Wolsey）倒台后，克伦威尔（Cromwell）安排了国王与阿拉贡凯瑟琳（Aatherine）的离婚，随后组织了修道院的解散。1540年，克伦威尔被任命为埃塞克斯伯爵，但四个月后，国王指责他叛国，并砍下了他的头。克伦威尔在执行死刑时说，他死于天主教徒。