L3483 - Latimer's House - Image Leicestershire

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10585

Title

L3483 - Latimer's House

Description

L3483 - This timber framed, thatched roofed building on Anstey Lane in Thurcaston is said to have been the birthplace of martyred Tudor Bishop, Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555). The son of a prosperous yeoman farmer, he was educated at the University of Cambridge, and ordained a priest in around 1514. Originally an ardent defender of the Roman church, Latimer went on to embrace the reformed faith: in 1539 he resigned his position as Bishop of Worcester in protest against King Henry VIII's refusal to allow certain Protestant reforms. Amongst these, Latimer supported the practice of divorce in an attempt to stop the king from beheading Ann Boleyn so he could marry Jane Seymour. Sent to the tower for around 6 years he was able to preach again during the short reign of Edward VI, throughout which he experienced a resurgence of popularity. However, upon the accession of Queen Mary he was again imprisoned, tried for heresy and in 1555 burned at the stake with fellow Oxford Reformer Nicholas Ridley. His last words at the stake are well known: "Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out." Latimer's martyrdom did indeed serve to inspire other Reformers and highlight their cause.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

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Maker

S.W.A. Newton

LCC ID. No.

L3483.tif

Image Use

Personal use only unless otherwise agreed

Notes

IM&ICT - RC
Original media type: Glass plate negative

Exhibitions with this image

L3483 - This timber framed, thatched roofed building on Anstey Lane in Thurcaston is said to have been the birthplace of martyred Tudor Bishop, Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555). The son of a prosperous yeoman farmer, he was educated at the University of Cambridge, and ordained a priest in around 1514. Originally an ardent defender of the Roman church, Latimer went on to embrace the reformed faith: in 1539 he resigned his position as Bishop of Worcester in protest against King Henry VIII's refusal to allow certain Protestant reforms. Amongst these, Latimer supported the practice of divorce in an attempt to stop the king from beheading Ann Boleyn so he could marry Jane Seymour. Sent to the tower for around 6 years he was able to preach again during the short reign of Edward VI, throughout which he experienced a resurgence of popularity. However, upon the accession of Queen Mary he was again imprisoned, tried for heresy and in 1555 burned at the stake with fellow Oxford Reformer Nicholas Ridley. His last words at the stake are well known: "Be of good cheer, Master Ridley, and play the man, for we shall this day light such a candle in England as I trust by God's grace shall never be put out." Latimer's martyrdom did indeed serve to inspire other Reformers and highlight their cause.

British Railways - S. W. A. Newton Collection

More information about these photographs and the Great Central Railway can be found here

Subjects

Transport

Transport > Rail

Working Life

Working Life > Industrial

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