As night slowly fell, Bishop Thomas's mansion loomed in the white mist of London, and only a faint silhouette could be seen.

Since the Reformation of Henry VIII, most of the property belonging to the Catholic Church has been almost annexed by the Tudor crown.

The property belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury, including the current residence of Bishop Thomas, was confiscated by the Tudor Crown.

However, in the later years, Henry VIII not only fought with the French, but also dared to interfere with the Scottish succession, and finally not only sold most of the land and property confiscated by the reforms, but also owed a lot of debt.

So, Bishop Thomas bought the original property and used it as his mansion.

So since the church's property was confiscated, how did Thomas have the money to buy it? Let's get to know him!

Cranmer was born on 2 July 1489 in Esslecton, Nottinghamshire, England. His father, Thomas Cranmai, had assets and belonged to the lower class of the squire. He studied in the countryside, entered the University of Cambridge in 1503, was elected to the College of Jesus in 1510 or 1511 for theological studies, was ordained to the priesthood in 1523, and soon received a doctorate in theology, and after more than 20 years of hard study at the University of Cambridge, he became the preeminent theologian of his time.

He was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in March 1533. This office became the highest priesthood in the Church of England after the severance of relations between England and the Holy See.

Historically, Cranmer held this position for 20 years through the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He approved Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine and his marriage to Anna Pauline, and he participated in the promotion of the English Reformation; On the basis of his profound theological theories and with reference to the essence of various Protestant denominations, he published a series of ideas and writings on the reform of the church, which provided a theoretical basis for the English Reformation.

So is it possible for you to let a reformer reform his own property? Like some significant property he can only give up, such as a house.

But there weren't too many gold coins and the like, and almost as soon as the former church was sold, Bishop Thomas bought it.

Edward came to the door of Bishop Cranmer's mansion with a few guards, and looked at this palace complex that was no less than Whitehall Palace, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The church is really rich.

The Catholic Church is really rich, for example. For example, Edward's frequent visit to Ampton Palace was the Bishop of Vorce's who flaunted his wealth. Because of the annoyance of Henry VIII, after the Reformation, his assets were confiscated, and even the famous universities of later generations - Oxford University and Cambridge University were his assets.

And that's not even counting its dozens of properties and shops in London.

The Reformation in England not only fed the Tudor royal family, but also relieved the nobles who had been devastated by the Wars of the Roses. Even ordinary peasants were given a few acres of land, which greatly alleviated the social contradiction of population growth at that time.

Therefore, the Reformation in England was a feast of feasts, which was in line with the will of the people and the inevitable result of the general trend.

Returning to the point, Edward sighed as he was taken to the Bishop's study by Bishop Cranmer's butler.

The butler was raised by the Cranmer family, so he gained the trust of the bishop and was sent to meet Edward.

Edward asked a few guards to wait outside the door, and walked into the study alone, and the butler closed the door casually, and guarded directly at the door.

So a few guards at the door stared at each other and stood directly at the door.

At this time, the bishop was casually looking at a book, nodding with relish, and Edward looked at it carefully, it turned out to be Aristotle's original book of ethics.

It seems that the Bishop is an open-minded man, not a rigid man! Yes! Ideological rigidity could not have helped Henry VIII with the Reformation! Edward thought silently.

After waiting for almost half an hour, Edward was the first to speak: "Dear Archbishop Cranmer, I am here!" Edward then realized that he had fallen into Cranmer's pace.

"Old fox!" Edward cursed in his heart.

"Oh! It turned out to be His Majesty the King, look at me, I'm old, I'm fascinated by reading, I'm really sorry! Bishop Kranmer looked apologetic.

Edward felt that he was still too tender, and accidentally fell into his way.

Edward was very cautious about this old fox and took out a lot of energy to face it.

"Your Excellency, Honorable Archbishop! I am here today for my uncle, Edward, Duke of Somerset. Seymour! Edward carefully weighed his words.

"Yes! What happened to Lord Duke? The Bishop asked casually.

"Don't you think it's inappropriate to entrust all power to a minister?" Edward asked rhetorically.

"Only a king can exercise his God-given rights in this way!" Edward added a little more, "Besides, this is not the will of the first king!" ”

Hearing that Edward had moved out of God and the previous king, Bishop Cranmer couldn't help but frown.

If Edward promised a title and money, Cranmer didn't care so much. As a canon-abiding archbishop, he has sat in the top position of the church in England, and has countless clergy properties, so his life is not too perfect.

But Bishop Cranmer, from a small priest, without any background, rose to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury in a world ruled by nobles, almost directly supported by the dictatorship of Henry VIII.

I heard that some nobles at that time offered a sky-high price of 100,000 pounds, but you must know that the Tudor government at that time had not yet carried out the religious reform, and the income was only 120,000 pounds a year. Henry VIII still considered him the main candidate for the reform, and made him the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Thinking of Henry VIII's kindness, even though more than ten years have passed, Cranmer still remembers it vividly.

As for Edward using his edited theory of divine authority to scare himself, he was speechless.

Edward stared at the bishop tightly, a cold sweat breaking out in his palms.

"Alas! Careless! It shouldn't be a direct showdown, and after a while, Seymour will come back after some outrageous things! Edward felt a hint of regret in his heart as he finished speaking.

Bishop Kranmer pondered for a moment, then reluctantly spoke: "Your Majesty! I'm not going to do anything against the Duke of Somerset right now! He changed his voice again.

"However, I will be neutral in the future Regency Council!"

Edward forcibly endured his excitement, thanked him, and then consciously exited the study.

Closing the door casually, several guards immediately followed him out of the mansion.

After returning to his study, he could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart and laughed out loud.

"Haha! It's dangerous! It's really impossible to change someone, this is how a gentleman can deceive him! ”