Thomas Cranmer
Historical Figure
Religion:	Anglicanism (converted from Catholicism)
Date of Birth:	1489
Date of Death:	1556
Cause of Death:	Burned at the stake
Occupation:	Clergyman
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Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon which resulted in the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy See. Despite this and other Protestant sympathies, Cranmer's appointment to the position of Arcbbishop of Canterbury was confirmed by Pope Paul III, making him the penultimate archbishop to hold the office with the Vatican's approval.

While taking a relatively conservative stance under Henry, Cranmer instituted substantial reforms under the reign of Edward. Upon the ascencion of Mary I, Catholicism was reinstituted, and Cranmer was imprisoned for two years. He recanted during this time, but on the date of his execution, he withdrew these recantations and thus became a matyr to the Protestant cause.

Thomas Cranmer in The Two GeorgesEdit

Thomas Cranmer was well-regarded in the British Empire. In the 19th century, the North American Union re-named a piece of territory it annexed from Nueva España after Cranmer.^[1]

1. ↑ The Two Georges map, generally.

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