2 July 1489 – Birth of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Posted By Claire on July 2, 2011
On this day in history, 2nd July 1489, Thomas Cranmer, Henry VIII’s Archbishop of Canterbury and adviser, was born in Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, England.
You can find out more about this important Tudor man, who came to a very tragic end, in the following articles:-
It’s sad that the only one who really grieved and tried to stop the execution for Anne Boleyn was executed by Mary.
Happy birthday to one of the ‘gentler’ men of the church and politics in tudor times……….