John Lambert (martyr)
John Lambert (died 1538) was an English
Life
Lambert was born John Nicholson in Norwich and educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he became a friend and a colleague of Thomas Cromwell.[1] He was made a fellow there on the nomination of Catherine of Aragon. After theological disputes he changed his name and went to Antwerp, where he served as priest to the English factory. Here he became friends with John Frith and William Tyndale, and became a member of the group of humanist theologians that met at the White Horse Tavern—a group that included Edward Fox and Robert Barnes, and the arch-conservative Stephen Gardiner.[citation needed]
Upon his return in 1531, Lambert came under the scrutiny of Archbishop
Lambert was eventually burned at the stake, whilst Thomas Cromwell purportedly watched and cried for the duration. Lambert is well known for his words spoken while the flames leapt from his raised hands: "None but Christ, none but Christ!"[3]
Portrayals
Ben Price portrayed Lambert in season 3 of Showtime's television show The Tudors.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Lambert, John (LMRT519J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Archbold, William Arthur Jobson (1892). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 32. London: Smith, Elder & Co. . In
- ^ "Christ is All in All". Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "United Artists: Ben Price". United Agents. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
External links
- Pollard, Albert Frederick (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). pp. 107–108.
- Henry VIII - A Martyr (includes details on Lambert's life, heresy and death)