English Reformers
Hugh Latimer
A short biography of Hugh Latimer (c. 1485–1555), converted through Thomas Bilney, Bishop of Worcester, preacher to Edward VI, and martyr at Oxford with Nicholas Ridley.
John Hooper
A brief biographical sketch of John Hooper (c. 1495–1555), Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester, burned at Gloucester under Queen Mary.
John Jewel
A short biography of John Jewel (1522–1571), Bishop of Salisbury, disciple of Peter Martyr Vermigli, and author of the Apology of the Church of England.
Matthew Parker
A brief biographical sketch of Matthew Parker (1504–1575), Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth I.
Myles Coverdale
Miles Coverdale, who gave the English-speaking world its first complete printed Bible.
Nicholas Ridley
A short biography of Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500–1555), Master of Pembroke Hall, Bishop of London, and martyr at Oxford with Hugh Latimer.
Thomas Cranmer
A biography of Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, author of the Book of Common Prayer and the Forty-Two Articles, burned at Oxford under Queen Mary.
Thomas Cromwell
A short biography of Thomas Cromwell (c. 1485–1540), Henry VIII’s chief minister and vicegerent, patron of Tyndale’s cause and of the English Bible in every parish church.
William Whittingham
A short biography of William Whittingham (c. 1524–1579), Marian exile, Knox’s successor at Geneva, chief editor of the Geneva Bible, and Dean of Durham.
