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'''Thomas Cranmer''' (1489 - 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury (starting in 1533) and he oversaw the creation of the [[Anglican]] Church's [[Book of Common Prayer]]. He was charged with treason and sedition when [[Jane Grey]], whose appointment he literally signed off on, as successor to the thrown failed and was executed (burnt to death) in 1556. | '''Thomas Cranmer''' (1489 - 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury (starting in 1533) and he oversaw the creation of the [[Anglican]] Church's [[Book of Common Prayer]]. He was charged with treason and sedition when [[Jane Grey]], whose appointment he literally signed off on, as successor to the thrown failed and was executed (burnt to death) in 1556. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *''The Works of Thomas Cranmer'' (1st published in 1886): [http://www.archive.org/details/theworksofthomas01cramuoft Volume 1], [http://www.archive.org/details/theworksofthomas02cramuoft Volume 2] | ||
Revision as of 13:06, February 21, 2009
Thomas Cranmer (1489 - 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury (starting in 1533) and he oversaw the creation of the Anglican Church's Book of Common Prayer. He was charged with treason and sedition when Jane Grey, whose appointment he literally signed off on, as successor to the thrown failed and was executed (burnt to death) in 1556.