Gardiner was also frustrated because Henry had overlooked him and appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury the comparatively obscure Thomas Cranmer, who had Protestant sympathies.
Gardineri ishte zhgënjyer edhe sepse Henri e kishte lënë në hije dhe kishte caktuar si kryepeshkop të Kantërbërit Tomas Kranmerin krahasimisht të panjohur, i cili simpatizonte edhe protestantët.