On the 18th December, 1533, a Thomas Mayhew signed off a letter to Thomas Cromwell, with ‘God send you a merry Christmas.’
A ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS’ FOR THOMAS CROMWELL
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MARY I AS SUPREME HEAD OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
One issue which became emblematic of the religious tensions was the matter of the title of ‘Supreme Head of the Church of England,’ created by Henry VIII to represent his headship of the English Church rather than the Pope, and it was held as well by Edward VI. Would Mary become Supreme Head of the Church of England?
