Fall from favour

Thomas Cromwell meets his demise in the Wolf Hall finale

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LAST ONE DRAMA Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Sunday, 9pm, BBC1

Thomas Cromwell was born the son of a humble London blacksmith, but through political skill and business acumen, he rose through Tudor society to become the King’s most-trusted adviser.

But his remarkable journey comes to a brutal end in the final episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light.

The Lord Privy Seal had long been a royal favourite, until his key role in arranging King Henry VIII’s marriage to fourth wife Anne of Cleves proved a crucial misstep in the penultimate episode.