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Cranmer, Thomas

1,240 words, approx. 5 pages

Cranmer, Thomas 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 Nottinghamsh... Read more

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Thomas Cranmer

811 words, approx. 3 pages

The English ecclesiastic Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury.Thomas Cranmer was born in Aslacton, Nottinghamshire, on July 2, 1489, the son of a village squire... Read more

Thomas Cranmer

6,004 words, approx. 21 pages

Thomas Cranmer is remembered chiefly because his work as a liturgist during the reign of Edward VI was recovered in the Elizabethan Settlement of Religion and over time became the standard form of Chr... Read more

Thomas Cranmer

3,066 words, approx. 11 pages

Thomas Cranmer's library is one of the best-known collections of books and manuscripts to have survived in some form from the early Tudor period. Few private collections of Cranmer's day contained mor... Read more