The biographer makes several mistakes about Cranmer 's early life .
The only authority for the date of his birth ( 2 July ) is , according to Ridley , an anonymous biographer who wrote shortly after Cranmer 's death .
The biographer makes several mistakes about Cranmer 's early life .
The only authority for the date of his birth ( 2 July ) is , according to Ridley , an anonymous biographer who wrote shortly after Cranmer 's death .