AIBU to think Cromwell

[Justanotherdramalama]

If you were visiting a castle in England and the name Cromwell was mentioned numerous times. Who would automatically come to mind?

Thomas

It was Oliver's name that jumped straight into my mind. Plus a visual picture of Alec Guiness as Charles 1 in the film Cromwell..

Oliver

Cromwell as a single surname has always meant Oliver. He is a huge figure in British history.

Thomas Cromwell wasn’t all at well known until Wolf Hall (he wasn’t even Henry VIII’s best know minister called Thomas!) so I’d usually expect someone to use both his names talking about him even now.

Oliver. Proof that the UK does not do well as a republic.

Oliver, unless there was a connection to Henry VIII.

Never sure which one was worse.

Oliver for castles, Thomas for monasteries

Oliver. I'm not familiar with a Thomas.

Oliver

Oliver was your castle man.

Not heard of Thomas Cromwell?

Instrumental in the Bible being printed in English?
Henry VIII's right-hand man?
Engineered Anne Boleyn's demise?
Advanced Protestantism immeasurably?
The Dissolution of the Monasteries?

I presume you are not British?

Both. Interesting how split the results are too. Prior to Wolf Hall coming out I would imagine most people would have said Oliver.

They were distantly related as well weren’t they? Or did I imagine this…

My friends' Staffy...

Same.

Plus Thomas is always referred to as “Crumb” in our house, following Wolf Hall!

It would depend how old the castle was and what its 'headline' historical association was. If it was Henry VIII I'd think Thomas; if it was the Civil War I'd think Oliver.

Castles- Cromwell.
Monasteries - Thomas

Richard.

Just to be perverse.

Oliver

Oliver.
Corfe Castle’s destruction amongst many castles.
And also The Richard Harris film.

As others have said - castles: Oliver, palaces and monasteries: Thomas. Although there was a Richard - the Welsh soldier known also as Sir Richard Williams…

Thomas....love Tudor history

As someone who got interested in Thomas Cromwell doing A levels in the 90s I can tell you that very few people had heard of him until Hilary Mantel made him famous, despite what he did.

This.

Named after the ancestral home of Jane Seymour which was located in Wiltshire and after which the book was named.