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mar 21, 1556 - Execution of Thomas Cranmer

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The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, is burned at the stake at the age of 66 for heresy for supporting Protestantism despite having recanted, this led to him withdrawing his recantation just before his death.

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mar 21, 1556
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~ 470 years ago

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