Cranmer’s appointment represented an ecclesiastical revolution in England

Evidence

This was important: the man who was to carry through the ecclesiastical revolution had thus been accepted by the Pope and endowed with full authority. … This momentous Bill, the work of Thomas Cromwell, which abolished what still remained of Papal authority in England, passed through Parliament in due course, and became known as the Act of Appeals. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 823

Categorization

  • XREF: This connects to the broader theme of power dynamics between the monarchy and Church. — connects to: Economic and political changes drove the need for reform in England. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 1540
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 823

Broader Connections