Hugh Latimer was an influential English theologian and the Bishop of Worcester who became a central figure in the English Reformation. Born in Thurcaston around 1485, he studied at the University of Cambridge before being ordained a priest in 1515. Although initially a conservative, he converted to reformed doctrines following an encounter with Thomas Bilney. He eventually served as a chaplain to King Edward VI, but his support for Protestant teachings led to his execution under the Catholic Queen Mary I in 1555.