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Stephen Gardiner
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Born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Born in 1497
Died on 12th of November 1555

Born 1497. Died 1555 - English prelate.

Studied civil and canon law at Cambridge. Became Thomas Wolsey’s secretary in 1525. Imprisoned by Henry VIII for opposing doctrinal reformation. Released by Mary I and became an ardent persecutor of Protestants.

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