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John Lambert was a protestant martyr burnt to death on November 22 at Smithfield, London.He was born John Nicholson in Norwich and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge. He was made a fellow there on the nomination of Catherine of Aragon. After theological disputes he changed his name and went to Antwerp where he served as priest to the English factory. Here he became friends with Frith and William Tyndale. Upon his return in 1531, he came under the scrutiny of Archibishop William Warham, but Warham died in 1532. He then earned his living teaching Greek and Latin near the Stock markets. In 1536 he was accused of heresy by the Duke of NorfolkThomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk ( 1473- 25 August, 1555), was a prominent Tudor politician. He was the son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. He was called Earl of Surrey before his succession to his father's dukedom in 1514. His eldest son was the, but escaped until 1538Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. Peace between King Ferdinand and the Turks. John Zapolya is recognized as King of Hungary, while Ferdinand retains the northern and western parts of the Kingdom, and is recognized as heir to the throne. Truce of Nice Peace betw when he was put on trial for denying the real presence of Jesus Christ in the bread and wine of the EucharistThe Eucharist is either the Christian sacrament of consecrated bread and wine or the ritual surrounding it. The term "Eucharist" is used mainly in Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and Lutheran traditions, and is based upon the Greek word &epsilo. Archibishop Thomas CranmerThomas Cranmer ( July 2, 1489 March 21, 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. Born in 1489 at Nottingham, Cranmer was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and became a priest following the condemned these views even though he was later to adopt them. John FoxeJohn Foxe ( 1516 April 8, 1587) is remembered as the author of the famous Foxe's Book of Martyrs''. He was born at Boston, in Lincolnshire, England. At the age of sixteen he is said to have entered Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was the pupil of John suggests that Thomas CromwellHans Holbein, 1532-3 Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex c. 1485 July 28, 1540) was an English statesman, one of the most important political figures of the reign of Henry VIII of England. Cromwell was born in about 1485 in Putney, the son of Walter Cromwe, who as vice-regent condemned him, also asked his pardon before he was consigned to the flames as a Marian martyrThe Marian martyrs were Protestants executed for their beliefs during the reign of Mary I of England. Mary was keen to return to Roman Catholicism however many Protestants would rather die than change their beliefs. Bishop Bonner, the Bishop of London was.
Lambert, John
