18 April - A short-lived reward for Cromwell

On this day in Tudor history, 18th April 1540, just three months before he went to the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell was given two rewards by King Henry VIII.

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Find out more about these rewards in this #TudorHistoryShorts from historian Claire Ridgway.