Caption:
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556). The first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury. Adviser to the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He was denounced by the Catholic queen Mary I for promoting Protestantism, convicted of heresy and burned at the stake. Portrait by Gerlach Flicke (active 1545-died 1558). Cranner is depicted holding the Epistles of St Paul. Oil on panel, 1545. National Portrait Gallery. London, England, United Kingdom.