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historyartthings · 24 days ago

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I’ve already made a post about Rafe keeping Thomas’s book of hours, but also saving his portrait? Wahhh

he kept all these things safe for decades and decades (almost exactly half a century) after Cromwell’s execution - he must’ve really looked after them. Then his family continued to do the same :(

#according to Borman a cartful of Thomas’s clothes were brought to Hampton court for Henry to do with them as he would #I said this to one of my mates and she went ‘I wonder if they still smelt like him’#and…… why would you say that….#so #considering that #I wonder what else rafe might’ve wanted to save from something similar that hasn't come down to us #nah man..#rafe died in 1587 #47 years after Thomas’s death #and #he came into Cromwell’s service at around 7. meaning he was about 33 when TC was executed. which is 26 years together #so he kept these things safe for far longer than he ever knew him #to keep them in such a good condition? for 47 years?#crying in the club #i’ll say it again #‘what will be left of us is love’#what else is it all for #thomas cromwell #wolf hall #the mirror and the light #rafe sadler

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