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Imprisoned by the Catholic Queen Mary I, Cranmer wrote a recantation of Protestantism, but he denied that recantation before he died. But all you need to screw it up was one slightly crazed Catholic with an axe to grind and suddenly you find yourself strapped to a pyre on a fine spring morning. Lady Jane Grey was queen for a brief nine days before being swept aside by Edward's elder sister Mary. Thomas Cranmer was born on July 2nd, 1489.

He helped assemble the case for Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon, leading to the separation of the Church of England with the Holy See. This dramatic account of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer’s execution was written by an anonymous bystander. Thomas Cranmer was one of the most influential religious leaders during the English Reformation. Photo Credit- Chris Skidmore. Cranmer the Heretic Unfortunately for Thomas Cranmer's reforms, and for Cranmer himself, King Edward died in 1553. The influence of Thomas Cranmer spanned the reigns of three monarchs – Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. He thought he’d been doing a good thing, establishing the Anglican church, instituting all sorts of reforms, and clawing his way up to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury. Unfortunately for the cause of reform, Edward VI was a sickly child and died in 1553. All three men were tried for heresy on the 12th September 1555 and Ridley and Latimer, who were found guilty at the trial, were burned at the stake on the 16th October 1555 in Oxford. Poor Thomas Cranmer.

Thomas Cranmer was found guilty of treason and condemned to death on the 13th November 1553 and imprisoned in Bocardo Prison, Oxford, with Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley. Treason and Death: On the 13th November 1553, Thomas Cranmer was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was educated … Many of us may cringe at the decisions Cranmer made in order to bring the Reformation to England, following the legacy of Luther and guidance of the Continental Reformers. Archbishop Thomas Cranmer Death By Execution.

Continued from “The Life of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer” to commemorate the execution of Cranmer on this day in history, the 21st March 1556.. Thomas Cranmer was born on 2 July 1489 in Nottinghamshire.

Cranmer was executed on 21 March 1556. This was the one daughter that Catherine of Aragon had produced, and her life since then had not been happy. Thomas Cranmer after Henry VIII’s death. His parents were minor gentry. Cranmer, as Archbishop, had to wait for a decision from Rome as to the verdict. During the reign of Mary, Cranmer was put to death. His beard symbolized morning for the old King.