Edmund Bonner

Edmund Bonner (1500?- 5th September, 1569), Bishop of London, was an English bishop. Initially an instrumental figure in the schism of Henry VIII from Rome, he was antagonized by the reforms introduced by Somerset and reconciled himself to Roman Catholicism. He became notorious as Bloody Bonner for his role in the persecution of heretics under the government of Mary I of England, and ended his life as a prisoner under Queen Elizabeth.

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1500 - 5th September - 1569 - Bishop of London - English - Bishop - Henry VIII - Rome - Somerset - Roman Catholicism - Heretics - Mary I of England - Queen Elizabeth

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