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Thomas Cranmer |
Born 1489 |
Died 1556 |
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- English cleric.
- He was Archbishop of Canterbury from
1533.
- he switched from being a Catholic to
a Protestant.
- He helped shape the Church of England
under Edward VI.
- He was responsible for the issue of
prayer books in 1549 and 1552.
- He supported Lady
Jane Grey when she became queen for nine days in 1553.
- He was arrested by Mary
I and executed by being burned at the stake in 1556.
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