Thomas Cranmer, leader of the English Reformation, was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of King Henry VIII and his son Edward VI as well as part of the reign of Queen (‘Bloody’) Mary I. He was executed in 1556. From “Wycliffe to Wesley; Heroes and Martyrs of the Church in Britain” published in 1885 by T. Woolmer, London. Author Gregory J. Robinson. Old Monochrome People Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
James Usher (or Ussher) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop for Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1625-1656. He was also a noted scholar and antiquarian. From “Wycliffe to Wesley; Heroes and Martyrs of the Church in Britain” published in 1885 by T. Woolmer, London. Author Gregory J. Robinson. Old Monochrome People Archbishop James Usher
Vintage engraving showing the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Ely talking, a scene from Shakespeare's King Henry V. [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2789749][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-engraving.jpg[/img][/url] People Concepts Spirituality Archbishop and the Bishop
Vintage engraving of Archbishop Warham by Hans Holbein. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1503 to 1532. [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2789749][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-engraving.jpg[/img][/url] Clergy Renaissance Painted Image Archbishop of Canterbury William Warham
Vintage engraving of the buring at the stake of Archbishop Cranmer in 1556. Engraving from 1858, photo by D Walker. After King Edward VI's death, Cranmer supported Lady Jane Grey as successor. Her nine-day reign was followed by the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, who tried him for treason. He was forced to proclaim to the public his error in the support of Protestantism. Despite this, Cranmer was sentenced to be burnt to death in Oxford on 21 March 1556. He dramatically stuck his right hand, with which he had signed his recantation, into the fire first. [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2789749][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-engraving.jpg[/img][/url] Wooden Post Burning Burnt The Burning of Archbishop Cranmer
Vintage colour engraving from 1864 showing Anselm made Archbishop of Canterbury. Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033 – 21 April 1109), also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to 1109. Called the founder of scholasticism, he is famous as the originator of the ontological argument for the existence of God. [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=9652233][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-croneng.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2789749][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-engraving.jpg[/img][/url] Canterbury - England Medieval England Anselm made Archbishop of Canterbury
Matthew Parker (1504 - 1575) was Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England in the 16th century. Engraved by W. Hall after a 16th century painting by an unknown artist, it was published in an 1835 collection of English portraits and is now in the public domain. Reading Engraved Image Old Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
Vintage engraving from 1807 showing the Burning Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 to 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was tried for treason and heresy after Mary I, a member of the Catholic Church, came to the throne. [b]View More:[/b] [url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=2789749][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-engraving.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=8101971][img]http://www.walker1890.co.uk/istock/istock-rel.jpg[/img][/url] Old People Activity Burning Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Whately born in London became Archbishop of Dublin in 1831. He died in 1863. thid engraving is from "the Sunday At home" a religious magazine for sabbath reading January 16th 1864 Engraved Image Victorian Style People Old print The Archbishop of Dublin Dr Whately