Great Matter1529
Helps Henry VIII in his "great matter" of divorce, reform & succession
Historical person
Edward Foxe Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edward Foxe, based on 6 World History Database records associated with England.
6 records1529–15304 events3 places
Chronological biography
1529
Reformation, The1529
Cranmer is requested to join the royal team in Rome to gather opinions from the universities, Edward Foxe coordinates the research effort and the team produce the Collectanea Satis Copiosa ("The Sufficiently Abundant Collections") and The Determinations, historical and theological support for the king to exercise supreme jurisdiction within his realm
Reformation, The1529
Cranmer stays with relatives in Waltham Holy Cross to avoid an outbreak of the plague in Cambridge joined by his Cambridge associates, Stephen Gardiner and Edward Foxe, they discuss the annulment issue and.
Reformation, The1529
Cranmer suggests putting aside the legal case in Rome in favour of a general canvassing of opinions from university theologians throughout Europe, Henry shows much interest in the idea when Gardiner and Foxe present him the plan.
Think Tank1529
Appointed Member of Henry VIIIs "think tank"
1530
Marriage1530
Cranmer & Foxe draft the "Collectanea" justifying Henry VIIIs divorce from Catherine
Titles and roles
Member of Think Tank
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.