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Biographical
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Thomas Cranmer: A Life
by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Yale University Press, New Edition 1998
"This prizewinning biography provides the definitive
account of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury,
architect of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer,
King Henry VIII's guide through three divorces, and
ultimately a martyr for his Protestant faith. English
Reformation scholar Diarmaid MacCulloch draws on new
manuscript sources in Britain and elsewhere to create
this vivid new study—the first on Cranmer in over
thirty years." —Amazon.com
"...lucidly written, deeply researched and surprisingly
accessible." —New York Times
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In the Lion's Court: Power, Ambition, and
Sudden Death in the Reign of Henry VIII
by Derek Wilson
St. Martin's Griffin, 2003
"Wilson focuses his study on six Tudor men whose fates
in the court of Henry VIII vividly echo those of the
Tudor lion's six wives: "Divorced, beheaded, died,/
Divorced, beheaded, survived." Wilson proposes that the
fates of Henry VIII's "six Thomases" Wolsey, More,
Cromwell, Howard, Wriothesley, and Cranmer can be remem-
bered by a similar rubric: "Died, beheaded, beheaded,/
Self-slaughtered, burned, survived." The promise of the
subtitle is amply fulfilled in Wilson's six-part study,
chronologically arranged and framed by a useful intro-
duction and a valedictory epilog. The study contains
a brilliant series of parallel portraits a fresh look
at each Thomas's family and social origins, his education,
his entry into "the lion's den" of the royal Council chamber,
and his exit therefrom." —Library Journal
"Derek Wilson's prose style is both masterful and lively.
He writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention
to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such
compelling reading." —Alison Weir, Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Works
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The Collects of Thomas Cranmer
by Thomas Cranmer; C. Frederick Barbee and Paul F. M. Zahl (Editors)
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998
"This lovingly prepared edition of the Anglican collects,
or short prayers, which first appeared in this form in the
Book of Common Prayer of 1549, should pique the interest of
both religion scholars and devout communicants. It contains
not only the prayer texts as translated or composed by
Protestant hero Cranmer and his collaborators but also a
sensitive introduction by C. Fitzsimmons Allison, the bishop
of South Carolina, and suggestions for meditation inspired
by each of the collects. Recommended for most collections,
especially those strong in Christian spirituality."
—Library Journal
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Studies
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Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation, 1489-1556
by Albert F. Pollard
Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2004
Reprint on the centennial of Pollard's 1904 study
of Cranmer and the English Reformation. This excellent
study remains the standard by which all others are judged.
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Thomas Cranmer's Doctrine of Repentance:
Renewing the Power to Love
by Ashley Null
Oxford University Press, 2001
"This volume examines little used manuscript sources
to reconstruct Cranmer's theological development on
the crucial Protestant doctrine of justification.
Ashley Null explores Cranmer's cultural heritage, why
he would have been attracted to Luther's thought, and
then provides convincing evidence for the Reformed
Protestant Augustinianism which Cranmer enshrined in
the formularies of the Church of England. " —The Publisher.
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Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar
by Paul Ayris and David Selwyn (Editors)
Boydell Press, 1999
"Fascinating collection of essays - Cranmer's career
is set within the context of European politics and
religion and his contributions to English liturgy and
theology. The scope of the various essays is wide,
encompassing his intellectual relations with Erasmus
and Luther, his period of ambassadorial service on
the Continent, his remarkable command of the English
language at one of the most important periods in its
development as a vehicle for intellectual and religious
debate, and his extensive redrafting of a new code of
law in place of the old ecclesiastical canon law."
—Notes and Queries.
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