2 November 1541 – An All Souls’ Day shock for Henry VIII
All Souls' Day is the feast day when forgotten souls, those souls in purgatory who might not have…
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
12 September 1555 – The Trial of Archbishop Cranmer begins
On this day in history, Thursday 12th September 1555, the trial of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, began…
3 May 1536 – A shocked Archbishop Cranmer writes to the King
On Wednesday 3rd May 1536, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who had travelled back to Lambeth Palace from Knole (his…
30 March 1533 – A new archbishop
On 30th March 1533, Passion Sunday, Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, was consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury by…
Me and Thomas Cranmer
If you have been following this website for a while, you will have gathered that I am a…
21 March 1556 – The glorious martyrdom of Thomas Cranmer
On this day in history, 21 March 1556, in the words of martyrologist John Foxe, Thomas Cranmer, former…
4 December 1555 – Thomas Cranmer is no longer Archbishop
On this day in history, 4th December 1555, Papal sentence was passed on Thomas Cranmer in Rome, resulting…