Biography...

Although Thomas Cromwell was elevated by Cardinal Wolsey after the king's secretary was removed (see Richard Pace), he was secretly the ally of the Boleyn family. He is also the man who introduces Anne Boleyn to Lutheranism, which she subsequently introduced to Henry VIII. In the second season, Cromwell rises to the position of head chancellor after the spot was relinquished by Thomas More. Although More is later beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry as supreme chancellor, Cromwell takes a sympatethic approach towards him; he also orders swift and necessary action when allegations arise regarding Queen Anne Boleyn (which leads to her ultimate downfall). Cromwell is depicted as being cold, ruthless and calculating, as well as harbouring a will to utterly destroy, rather than reform, the Catholic Church in England.