Robert Barnes

The "Little Germany Group"

According to Foxe's Book of Martyrs, the following people  met in the White Horse Inn, near King's College Cambridge, for discussions that played a key part in the early English Reformation. However, scholars have questioned whether they were even all in Cambridge at the same time.

• Thomas Cranmer: Future Archbishop of Canterbury

• Robert Barnes: Prior of the Austin Friars in Cambridge and future martyr

• Hugh Latimer: Influential reformer and future martyr

• Thomas Bilney: Persuaded Latimer to join the Reformation cause

• Miles Coverdale: Translator of the Bible into English and future Bishop of Exeter

• William Tyndale: Bible translator

• Nicholas Ridley: Future Bishop and martyr

• Matthew Parker: Later Archbishop of Canterbury

• John Frith: Scholar and martyr 

• Nicholas Shaxton

• John Rogers

• John Bale

• Stephen Gardiner: later Bishop of Winchester

• St Edward King and Martyr Church, Cambridge, where Barnes preached what is believed to be the first "Protestant" sermon in England.