Paul Ayris, Ph.D.: "Thomas Cranmer, Churchman & Statesman:" Ch.5-Crown &...


After Somerset's fiscal and military ventures (and fall), John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, 1549-1553, becomes a thorn in Dr. Cranmer's side. Warwick's goal includes stabilizing the Crown's finances, which includes grabbing some of the plate for the Royal coffers (and his own pockets). An opportunist, he rides on the back of Cranmer to power, but then tosses Cranmer. Cranmer retires more largely from national political life and focuses on liturgical and doctrinal reforms (1549 and 1552 BCPs, 42 Articles, and Reformatio Legum Ecclesiasticarum).


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