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1538May, 8

Edward Foxe

Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
Edward Foxe (c. 1496 – 8 May 1538) was an English churchman, Bishop of Hereford. He played a major role in Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and he assisted in drafting the Ten Articles of 1536.

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