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What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?

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Ireland’s Same-Sex Marriage Referendum

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

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The Mold that Wrecked Ireland

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5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects

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Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

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Pro and Con: School Uniforms

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Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

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8 of the Largest Empires in History

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8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century

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Also Known As	Nicholas Sander
Born	c.1530 • Surrey • England
Died	1581 • Ireland
Subjects Of Study	Reformation • England

Francis Godwin

English bishop and historian

Henry VIII

king of England

Thomas Cranmer

archbishop of Canterbury

Thomas Babington Macaulay, detail of an oil painting by J. Partridge, 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay

English politician and author

Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon

English statesman

Thomas Cromwell

English statesman

John Foxe

English Puritan preacher and author

James Anthony Froude

British historian

Latimer, detail of a panel painting by an unknown artist, 1555; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

Hugh Latimer

English Protestant

Richard Henry Tawney

British economist

John Rushworth

English historian

William Camden

British historian

John Rogers

English religious reformer

John Jewel

English bishop

Bernard Gilpin

British clergyman

Nicholas Ridley

English bishop

Orderic Vitalis

Norman history

Richard Cox

English clergyman

A. F. Pollard

English historian and author

Catharine Macaulay

British historian

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