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Jan 13, 2020 · Updated on January 13, 2020. Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was a leading reformer in the Church of England and the chief architect behind Anglicanism. His life, legacy, and fate were entangled with those of several English monarchs. King Henry VIII (1491-1547) appointed Cranmer the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Cranmer (1489 - 1556) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Henry VIII seated between Thomas Cranmer and Thomas Cromwell © Cranmer was...
Thomas Cranmer, (born July 2, 1489, Aslacton, Nottinghamshire, Eng.—died March 21, 1556, Oxford), First Protestant archbishop of Canterbury. Educated at the University of Cambridge, he was ordained in 1523. He became involved in Henry VIII’s negotiations with the pope over divorcing Catherine of Aragon. In 1533 Henry appointed him ...
Cranmer was born 66 years earlier in Aslacton, Nottinghamshire. He attended Cambridge, became a fellow of Jesus College in 1510, and was ordained a priest. He threw himself into his studies,...
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.
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