a short life of Thomas Cranmer Williams, Leslie 1951- creator author. text bibliography biography Biography. Church history. History. Electronic books. miu 2016 monographic eng 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, the author of the Book of Common Prayer, and a central figure in the English Protestant Reformation. Few theologians have led such an eventful life: Cranmer helped Henry VIII break with the pope, pressed his vision of the Reformation through the reign of Edward VI, was forced to recant under Queen Mary, and then dramatically withdrew his recantations before being burned alive. This gripping biography by Leslie Winfield Williams narrates Cranmer's life from the beginning, through his education and history with the monarchy, to his ecclesiastical trials and eventual martyrdom. She portrays Cranmer's ongoing struggle to reconcile his two central beliefs -- loyalty to the crown and loyalty to the Reformation faith -- as she tells his fascinating life story. Beginnings -- Cambridge -- Henry VIII -- Rome -- Reformation -- Archbishop -- Royal supremacy -- Wives -- Doctrine -- Tradition -- Danger -- Conspiracy -- Ordinary time -- Henry's end -- Edward -- Consolidating Reformation -- Mary -- Persecution -- Degradations -- Death -- Appendix A. Key issues in the Reformation -- Appendix B. Reformation eucharistic theology. Leslie Williams. Includes bibliography (p. 187-191) and index. Includes bibliographical references. e-uk--- e-uk-en Cranmer, Thomas 1489-1556 Cranmer, Thomas 1489-1556 Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 Biography Great Britain Politics and government 1509-1547 Great Britain Church history 16th century Statesmen Great Britain Biography Theologians England Biography Bishops England Biography Bishops Politics and government Statesmen Theologians England Great Britain BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican DA317.8.C8 W55 2016eb 283.092 Williams, Leslie, 1951- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016 (DLC) 2016019030 (OCoLC)951017953 9781467446297 1467446297 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1470821 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1470821 N$T 170221 20200709060533.0 ocn973325347 eng