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Thomas Cranmer - Reformation, Anglican Church, Martyr | Britannica. Contents. Home Philosophy & Religion Religious Personages & Scholars. Archbishop of Canterbury. The year 1532 proved to be a critical one altogether, for William Warham, the aged archbishop of Canterbury, died in August.
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Jun 11, 2018 · CRANMER, THOMAS (1489 – 1556), archbishop of Canterbury (1533 – 1556), a principal figure in the reformation of the Church of England. Born of a gentry family in Nottinghamshire, Cranmer entered Jesus College, Cambridge, at the age of fourteen. After taking his B.A. (1511) and M.A. (1515), he became a fellow of the college.
Jun 12, 2022 · On 21st March 1556, Thomas Cranmer was burnt at the stake for heresy. Identified as one of the most influential religious characters of his time in England, a leader of the Reformation and pioneering ecclesiastical figure, his fate had been sealed.
