# Thomas Cranmer — The Fifth Queen character guide

> Thomas Cranmer in The Fifth Queen by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cranmer, Archbishop Cranmer

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-the-coming

## Who they are

The Archbishop of Canterbury, a reformer and cautious political figure.

## Relationships

### [Thomas Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_se/characters/thomas_cromwell)

_professional_

Cranmer and Cromwell are uneasy allies in the Reformation, working together politically but with underlying theological and personal tensions.

### [Thomas Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_se/characters/thomas_cromwell)

_professional_

Cranmer and Cromwell are uneasy allies in the Reformation, working together politically but with underlying theological and personal tensions.

### [Thomas Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_se/characters/thomas_cromwell)

_professional_

Cranmer and Cromwell are uneasy allies in the Reformation, working together politically but with underlying theological and personal tensions.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_se/chapters/ii)

Archbishop, anxious and fearful, discusses the pre-contract issue with Cromwell and worries about the King's temper and the Lutheran situation.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_fifth_queen_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as despised by Norfolk for his tolerant spirit and New Learning sympathies.

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