Dec 16, 2024
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#thomas cromwell#rafe sadler