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		neaden on June 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A bejeweled prayer book has been identified as bel... I mean, if we're talking about the things Cromwell did wrong in life I'd put this pretty far down the list below all the mass murder.

ajtulloch on June 23, 2023 [–]

You're probably thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell and not https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cromwell.

neaden on June 23, 2023 | [–]

No, I was not. While Oliver certainly killed more, the reformation and crackdown that Thomas led claimed enough victims that I'm comfortable calling it mass murdr.

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