21 March 1556 A.D. Death of Thomas Cranmer
21 March 1556 A.D. Death of Thomas Cranmer Busenitz, Nathan. “The Death of Thomas Cranmer.” The Cripplegate. 16 Sept 2014. http://thecripplegate.com/the-death-of-thomas-cranmer/ . Accessed 18 Sept 2014. September 16, 2014 The Death of Thomas Cranmer by Nathan Busenitz A brief sketch from the pages of Reformation history. Four hundred fifty eight years ago, a crowd of curious spectators packed University Church in Oxford, England. They were there to witness the public recantation of one of the most well-known English Reformers, a man named Thomas Cranmer. Cranmer had been arrested by Roman Catholic authorities nearly three years earlier. At first, his resolve was strong. But after many months in prison, under daily pressure from his captors and the imminent threat of being burned at the stake, the Reformer’s faith faltered. His enemies eventually coerced him to sign several documents reno...