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Thomas Cranmer Arrested for Treason and Heresy

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1553

Thomas CranmerSeptember 1553

Tower of London · House / House of Tudor

Thomas Cranmer is arrested after defending Edward VI's religious settlement and supporting the succession arrangement that placed Jane Grey before Mary.

Names involved

Thomas Cranmer

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