Heinze, Rudolph W. "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation." Christian History 14.4 (1995): 26. MasterFILE Premier. EBSCO. Web. 6 Nov. 2010.
THE CHRISTIAN HISTORY TIMELINE OTHER REFORMATION EVENTS
THOMAS CRANMER AND THE ENGLISH REFORMATION
SCHOLAR AND TEACHER 1489-1526
1489
July 2. Born at Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, second son of small landholder
1503-11
Undergraduate studies at Jesus College, Cambridge
1515
Marries; wife dies in childbirth
1515-26
Fellow of Jesus College; ordained; university preacher; completes doctorate
1516
Erasmus publishes Greek New Testament
1517
Luther's 95 Theses attacks sale of indulgences
1519
Charles V elected Holy Roman Emperor; Zwingli's preaching sparks Swiss Reformation
1524
Peasants' Revolt in Germany
DIPLOMAT AND ARCHIBISHOP 1527-1547
1527
Henry VIII seeks to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
1529
Cranmer suggests Henry seek university opinion on the divorce question
1530-32
Serves as an ambassador to the Continent; marries Margaret, niece of Lutheran reformer Osiander
1533
Becomes Archbishop of Canterbury; declares Henry's marriage invalid; Anne Boleyn becomes queen
1529
Luther and Zwingli fail to resolve differences over Communion at Marburg Colloquy
1530
Augsburg Confession outlines Lutheran beliefs
1535
Anabaptists take over Munster and are defeated
1534
Act of Supremacy recognizes king as "supreme head" of church in England
1536
Ten Articles outline early Protestant theology; Parliament dissolves smaller monasteries
1537
Bishop's Book, a commentary on the Ten Articles; Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular Catholic uprising against reforms
1538
Henry VIII orders English Bible to be put in every parish church
1536
First edition of Calvin's Institutes
1540
Society of Jesus ("Jesuits") founded
1539
Remaining monasteries dissolved; Henry's Six Articles enforce a more Catholic theology, including priestly celibacy; Cranmer sends his wife to Germany
1543
Henry's King's Book prohibits Scripture reading; Cranmer accused of heresy, but Henry protects him
1547
Henry dies holding Cranmer's hand
1545
Council of Trent begins
1546
Luther dies; Emperor seeks to suppress Lutheranism in German Schmaldkaldic war
REFORMER AND LITURGIST 1547-1553
1547
Nine-year-old Edward VI becomes king; Somerset becomes Lord Protector; priests required to preach from Cranmer's Homilies
1549
Act of Uniformity orders use of Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer; Northumberland becomes Lord Protector
1552
Cranmer revises Book of Common Prayer; Cranmer's Forty-Two Articles outline a Calvinist doctrine for Church of England
1553
Cranmer supports Lady Jane Grey to succeed Edward; July 6, Edward dies
1548
Augsburg Interim seeks to reimpose Roman Catholicism on Germany; Martin Bucer and other reformers flee to England
MARTYR 1553-1556
1553
Aug. Mary enters London in triumph and becomes queen; Nov. Cranmer convicted of high treason and imprisoned
1555
Sept. Cranmer tried and convicted of heresy; Oct. Ridley and Latimer executed
1556
Jan. Cranmer signs first submission; Mar. 21, renounces recantations and burned at stake
1558
Mary dies; Elizabeth I becomes queen and begins promoting Protestantism
1555
Peace of Augsburg allows German states to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism
1559
Persecution of French Protestants intensifies
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By RUDOLPH W. HEINZE
RUDOLPH HEINZE is vice-principal and tutor of church history at Oak Hill College, London. He is author of The Proclamations of Tudor Kings (Cambridge, 1976).
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