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Oct 31, 1500
Born In South Tynedale, England
In South Tynedale, England -
Period: Oct 31, 1500 to Oct 16, 1555
Lifespan of Bishop Ridley
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Oct 31, 1525
Became a Master of Arts @ Pembroke College, Cambridge
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Oct 31, 1525
Soon after became Ordained as Priest (and went to Sorbonne, Paris)
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Oct 31, 1529
Returned to England
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Oct 31, 1534
Became the Senior Proctor of Cambridge University
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Oct 31, 1537
Graduated Bachelor of Divinity
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Oct 31, 1537
Was then appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, to serve as one of Thomas Cranmer's Chaplain
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Oct 31, 1538
Cranmer made him vicar of Herne, Kent
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Oct 31, 1540
He was made one of the King's Chaplains
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Oct 31, 1541
Became Master of Pembroke College
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Oct 31, 1543
He was accused of Heresy but got away with the charge
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Oct 31, 1547
Made Bishop of Rochester
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Oct 31, 1548
Helped Cranmer compile "The Book of Common Prayer"
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Oct 31, 1549
He was one of the commisioners who instigated Bishops Stepehn Gardiner and Edmund Bonner
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Oct 31, 1550
Was appointed to the See of London by letter patent. He was also called the "Bishop of London and Westminster"
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Oct 31, 1550
He had a debate with John Hooper name Contra Usum Vestium
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Oct 31, 1553
John Knox was placed under the Authority of Ridley
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Oct 31, 1553
Ridley supported the claim of protestant Lady Jane Grey to be Edward VI's succesor and hence was arrested.
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Oct 31, 1554
Ridley was transferred to Bocardo Prison in Oxford to await trial for Heresy
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Oct 16, 1555
Burned at the Stake (Death) @ Oxford, England