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Thomas Cromwell is remembered as the iron hand behind Henry the 8th's break with Rome, a man who is both feared

and hated, who rose from obscurity to become the king's indispensable minister. But what in

out the years before his name began appearing in Woolsey's orbit? That early life is wrapped in rumor and half-remembered

tales, a rough boy from Putney, accused of killing a man, marching as a mercenary in Italy,

begging in the streets of Florence, and somehow ending up in the service of a wealthy banker?

So what exactly was Thomas Cromwell doing before he became the King's Hammer?

Settle in, get cozy, grab your coffee, pour your water, and get comfortable because today we are going

to talk about Cromwell's early years.

Hey, friend, welcome back to the YouTube channel for the Renaissance English History podcast.

I am your host, Heather. I have been podcasting on Tudor England since 2009, which makes my show the original Tudor History podcast.

I am, as always, delighted that you are here with me. So, let's get into it. Cromwell was born around 1485 in Putney, just south of London.

His father, Walter Cromwell, was a blacksmith and a brewer Reasonably prosperous, but frequently in trouble with the law

for brawling, cheating customers, and breaking the rules on brewing ale. Whether or not Thomas had

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