Author: Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Author: Diarmaid MacCulloch
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300074482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 708

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The first major biography of its subject in more than thirty years makes use of new British manuscript sources to draw a rich portrait of Henry VIII's archbishop of Canterbury who guided England through the Reformation. UP.

Author: Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee
Publisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Author: Leslie Winfield Williams
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 1467446297
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Relates one of the most remarkable lives in the tumultuous English Reformation 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 lively biography by Leslie Williams narrates Cranmer's life from the beginning, through his education and history with the monarchy, to his ecclesiastical trials and eventual martyrdom. Williams portrays Cranmer's ongoing struggle to reconcile his two central loyalties—allegiance to the crown and fidelity to the Reformation faith—as she tells his fascinating life story.

Author: HANNAH FARNHAM SAWYER. LEE
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ISBN: 9781033336236
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230332543
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ... CRANMER AND HIS TIMES. CHAPTER I. Henry The Eighth ascended the throne in 1509, at the age of eighteen. His father, Henry the Seventh, had left him a well filled treasury, a kingdom at peace with all the world, loyal subjects, and experienced ministers. Henry united in himself the claims of Lancaster and York. Nature had given him personal beauty, and he was educated in the learning of the times. Had that learning been such as the education of modern times presents to the youthful and ardent mind, a wholly different character might have been formed. But he was doomed to pass his early days in the study of abstruse theological questions, considering learning as the field of polemical debate, and early enlisting under the banners of Thomas Aquinas. This course of education could have but little favorable influence in forming his moral character, or in cultivating a taste for high and noble pursuits. In manly exercises and in the accomplishments of the day, he was said to be well skilled; but it is evident that the theory of self-education had never been inculcated upon the mind of the youthful King. There is not the distinction, which the thoughtless are apt to imagine, between the high-born and the low. All have a work to accomplish for themselves, which no earthly power can accomplish for them. The monarch may become the slave of his own vices, and the poorest subject a monarch over himself. The Universal Father does not give to one of his children bread, to another a stone, but he gives to all the power of being virtuous; and this power he has placed in the soul. It is not far that we have to seek it, or long to wait for it; it comes in the form of conscience and principle, and, cherished, springs into action. It has been common to...

Author: Susan Wabuda
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317191455
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 387

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Thomas Cranmer’s place in English history is firmly established, yet the complexities of his character have remained obscure and he continues to be one of the most problematic figures of the Tudor period. Susan Wabuda’s biography sheds fresh light not only on the private Cranmer, but also on the qualities that enabled him to master a shifting political landscape and to build a new English Church. Athletic by nature, Cranmer enjoyed hunting and he was a keen collector of books. He was blessed with several lifelong friendships and twice risked his career by marrying the women he loved. A skilled debater and a deft politician, Cranmer sought to balance his long-term plans for the Church against the immediate demands of survival at court. Obedient at all times, yet never entirely trustworthy, he had to reconcile the will of his God with the will of the monarch he served. For too long, Cranmer’s legacy has overshadowed the life of the man himself, but this new biography enriches and extends our understanding of both. Accessible and informative, it will be essential reading for students and scholars of the English Reformation and the Tudor age.

Author: Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Church of England
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802817599
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Published on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer.

Author: Hannah Farnham Sawyer Lee
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331395358
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Excerpt from The Life and Times of Thomas Cranmer We turn with disgust from the mansion of Wolsey, the early resort of the King; from its guests, its revelry, its low theatrical exhibitions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.