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The Reformation

Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer

Revd Roger Beckwith

1hr 29mins | 18/11/96

In this lecture Roger Beckwith looks at Thomas Cranmer's life, character, his place in history and his achievment. Born in 1489, Cranmer went on to be the Archbishop of Canterbury and so had "unique opportunities to advance the cause of reform in the English church", his greatest legacy being the Book of Common Prayer.


Other The Reformation lectures:

Luther, Tyndale, Calvin, Field and Hooker.

Related pages:

1996 Audio archive, Audio archive.

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