'''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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'''Thomas Cranmer''' (1489 - 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury (starting in 1533) under King [[Henry VIII]]. He was a leader of the [[Reformation]] in England and oversaw the creation of the [[Anglican]] Church's [[Book of Common Prayer]].
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He was charged with treason and sedition when [[Jane Grey]] was overthrown; Cranmer had approved her appointment as queen. He was burnt to death in 1556. He is a saint in the Anglican Church.