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:-
- The Life of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
- The Execution of Thomas Cranmer
- Thomas Cranmer Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury – 30 March 1533
- The Unlawful Execution of Thomas Cranmer – 21 March 1556
Other articles you might be interested in:
2 July 1489 – Birth of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
2 July 1489 – The Birth of Archbishop Cranmer
Happy Birthday Archbishop Cranmer!
21 March 1556 – The Burning of Thomas Cranmer, former Archbishop of Canterbury
30 March 1533 – Thomas Cranmer is consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury
Passion Sunday 1533 – Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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……….