Thomas Cranmer Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury

Dates: 1533 AD

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Cranmer was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533, thanks to the influence of Henry VIII and the family of Anne Boleyn.

Thomas Cranmer Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury — Portrait of Cranmer after Henry VIII's death by an unknown artist. It was said that his beard signified his mourning of the king and his rejection of the old Church, Artist Unknown

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