The World of Thomas Cromwell
THE WORLD OF…
THOMAS CROMWELL
1st Earl of Essex
Use the map below to locate the principal residences of Thomas Cromwell and other closely associated with his story. To read more about each location, scroll down and select a thumbnail.
Key Facts
Name and Title: Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex and Baron Cromwell of Okeham
Born: 1485, Putney, London.
Died: 28 July 1540, Tower Hill, London
Buried: St Peter ad Vincula, The Tower of London.
The Principal Residences of Thomas Cromwell
Austin Friars,
London
Great Place,
Stepney
Mortlake Manor,
Mortlake
Launde Abbey,
Leicestershire
The Rolls,
City of London
(Coming Next)
Lord’s Place,
Lewes, Sussex
(Coming Soon)
Brooke House,
Hackney
(Coming Soon)
Other Locations Relevant
to Thomas Cromwell’s Story
The following locations would have been well-known to Thomas Cromwell.
Some of the blogs listed below focus on the general history of the location; others are directed at detailing the story of other Tudor figures.
However, either the place or the person in question had close ties with Cromwell, and they are included here for completeness.
Hampton Court Palace
Focusing on one of Henry VIII’s principal palaces in the Thames Valley.
The Palace of Whitehall
With a focus on the King’s Privy Gallery at Whitehall Palace
Esher Palace
Cromwell visited his master, Cardinal Wolsey, there during the latter’s exile from court.
Wolf Hall,
Wiltshire
A place now synonymous with Cromwell, thanks to Hilary Mantel’s trilogy.
Sutton House,
Hackney
Sutton House was the home to Ralph Sadler, ward, friend and later Private Secretary to Thomas Cromwell.
Leez Priory,
Essex
Home to one of Cromwell’s ‘henchmen’, Sir Richard Rich, who built the house we see today.
Rievaulx Abbey,
North Yorkshire
A tale of the Dissolution of the Monasteries as told through the lens of one monastic house in Yorkshire.
