Which English monarch ordered Thomas Cranmer's execution?
Mary I
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
Answer
Mary I, a Catholic monarch, ordered Thomas Cranmer's execution. He was put on trial for treason and heresy, and despite making several recantations, he was burned at the stake on 21 March 1556.
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