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Cranmer's Cottage, rear

Courtesy of Reg Baker

Main Street
Aslockton
England

The Family of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), and he himself, lived in Aslockton. As a boy he was reported to have sat on Cranmer's Mound (a well preserved Motte in the village) and listened to the Whatton Bells. He left the village at 14 to attend Jesus College, Cambridge, and rose to fame as the archbishop in 1533, having found favour with Henry VIII by supporting the King's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. He fell from grace after the death of the subsequent King (Edward VI), when he had reluctantly agreed to support the claims to the throne of Lady Jane Grey. He was tried for Heresy and burnt at the stake in 1556. His lasting memorial was his great involvement in the writing of The Book Of Common Prayer. His father's tomb is at nearby Whatton Church. Note the Large stone blocks on the right hand section of the buildings. See also image NCCS000173

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