Cranmer Primate of all England (inscribed by the Archbishop of Canterbury)

Wrappers, 48 pp. Catalogue of a Quincentenary Exhibition at the British Library 28/10/1989-21/1/1990. Illustrations in BW. 89 items in the catalogue. Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon which resulted in the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy See. Along with Thomas Cromwell, he supported the principle of royal supremacy in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his realm.