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Wriothesley Papers
Catalogue reference: SP 7
What's it about?
SP 7
Letters addressed to Thomas Wriothesley, later Earl of Southampton and one of Henry VIII's principal secretaries, while he was clerk of the signet and secretary to Thomas Cromwell, principal secretary and vice-gerent of the Anglican church.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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SP 7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Wriothesley Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1536-1540
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Description (What the record is about)
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Letters addressed to Thomas Wriothesley, later Earl of Southampton and one of Henry VIII's principal secretaries, while he was clerk of the signet and secretary to Thomas Cromwell, principal secretary and vice-gerent of the Anglican church.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Wriothesley, Thomas, 1505-1550
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Litigation
- Religions
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The papers were held in the Treasury of the Receipt of the Exchequer, located in the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey. In 1832, the State Paper Commission requested the Home Office to order the transfer of the papers to the State Paper Office.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In April 1540, when Cromwell gave up the post of secretary, Wriothesley was appointed as one of the two replacement principal secretaries, with Ralph Sadler: these two men were subsequently seen as the first holders of the double office of Secretary of State.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- The records are calendared in Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic of the Reign of Henry VIII ed J S Brewer J Gairdner and R H Brodie (London 1862-1932). Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13549/
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