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Thomas Cranmer

(1489-1556), Archbishop of Canterbury

Sitter in 47 portraits
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533 following the death of William Warham, it was Cranmer who secured Henry VIII's divorce from Katherine of Aragon later the same year. In the reign of Edward VI he was responsible for the first Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549. As a committed Protestant, Cranmer was deprived of office under the Roman Catholic Mary I and tried for treason. He eventually acknowledged Papal supremacy and the truth of Roman Catholic doctrines except for transubstantiation, but recanted just before his execution.

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Thomas Cranmer, by Gerlach Flicke - NPG 535

Thomas Cranmer

by Gerlach Flicke
oil on panel, 1545-1546
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 535

Thomas Cranmer, after Unknown artist - NPG D17084

Thomas Cranmer

after Unknown artist
woodcut, 1580 or after
NPG D17084

Thomas Cranmer, possibly by Willem de Passe - NPG D24937

Thomas Cranmer

possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D24937

Thomas Cranmer, after Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG D24908

Thomas Cranmer

after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, 1679
NPG D24908

The Reformation, by Unknown artist - NPG D23051

The Reformation

by Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1683
NPG D23051

The Reformation, by Unknown artist - NPG D43263

The Reformation

by Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1683
NPG D43263

Thomas Cranmer, after Unknown artist - NPG D24938

Thomas Cranmer

after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24938

Thomas Cranmer, after Unknown artist - NPG D24941

Thomas Cranmer

after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24941

Thomas Cranmer, after Unknown artist - NPG D24943

Thomas Cranmer

after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24943

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