21 March 1556 A.D. On this day, 459 years ago, a man was burned at the stake for “heresy”
21 March 1556 A.D. On this day, 459 years ago, a man was burned at the stake for “heresy” Cranmer, Archbishop. ‘ON THIS DAY, 459 YEARS AGO, A MAN WAS BURNED AT THE STAKE FOR `HERESY.’” Archbishop Cranmer. 21 Mar 2015. http://archbishopcranmer.com/on-this-day-459-years-ago-a-man-was-burned-at-the-stake-for-heresy/ . Accessed 21 Mar 2015. On this day, 459 years ago, a man was burned at the stake for ‘heresy’ On this day, 459 years ago, a man was burned at the stake for ‘heresy’ – essentially for holding conflicting personal, political and theological loyalties. He bequeathed to us a tome of carefully balanced liturgical poetry and prose, reflecting an anguished attempt to hold together a church and nation in crisis. As the Book of Common Prayer is incrementally discarded by the church and forgotten by the nation, the same crisis re-emerges as people’s political beliefs and theological loyalties are stretched to breaking point. On this day, t...