Thomas Cranmer
(1489-1556), Archbishop of CanterburySitter 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.
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1575
NPG 4165
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563
NPG D24945
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563
NPG D34253
Thomas Cranmer; Juan de Villagarcia
after Unknown artist
woodcut, published 1563 or after
NPG D34254
'The pope suppressed by King Henry VIII'
after Unknown artist
woodcut, 1570
NPG D23436
'The pope suppressed by King Henry VIII'
after Unknown artist
woodcut, 1570
NPG D24931
after Unknown artist
woodcut, 1580 or after
NPG D17084
King Henry VIII, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Cromwell, John Fisher, Pope Clement VII
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D24932
possibly by Willem de Passe
line engraving, possibly 17th century
NPG D24937
after Unknown artist
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D9467
King Henry VIII and Thomas Cranmer
by Robert White
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D24146
after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, 1679
NPG D24908
by Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1683
NPG D23051
by Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1683
NPG D43263
5 Bishops including Nicholas Ridley, Hugh Latimer, Thomas Cranmer, John Hooper and Robert Farrar
possibly by Thomas Bowles Sr, or by Thomas Bowles Jr
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24926
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24938
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24941
after Unknown artist
line engraving, possibly 18th century
NPG D24943
'The Bishops who suffer'd Martyrdom for the Protestant Faith; under the Persecution of Queen Mary I'
by and sold by Robert White, printed and sold by John King
line engraving, published circa 1700
NPG D34237
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