Richard Thornden Explained

Richard Thornden was an eminent 16th-century priest. In 1524 he was appointed Warden of Canterbury College, Oxford and after that was a Prebendary at Canterbury Cathedral.^[1] Appointed the second Bishop of Dover in 1545,^[2] he held the post until his death in 1557.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Michael Zell, ‘Thornden, Richard (c.1490–1558)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 31 Dec 2008
2. http://www.hrionline.ac.uk/johnfoxe/apparatus/person_glossaryY.html John Foxe's Book of Martyrs
3. http://www.equinoxjournals.com/ojs/index.php/RRR/article/view/2418/1684 equinoxjournals