Archbishops of Canterbury

Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang of Lambeth (1864-1945) was Archbishop of York (1908-1928) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1928-1942). Lang (like his predecessor as Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson) was a Scot and originally a Presbyterian. He was educated at the University of Glasgow and at Oxford, and studied law, envisaging a career as a barrister and probably later as a progressive Conservative politician. However, he became convinced that he was called to be a priest, and wi ...

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Ælfric, called Grammaticus (the "Grammarian") (c. 955-1020?), was an English abbot and author. He was educated in the Benedictine monastery at Winchester under Æthelwold, who was bishop there from 963 to 984. Æthelwold had carried on the tradition of Dunstan in his government of the abbey of Abingdon, England, and at Winchester he continued his strenuous efforts. He seems to hav ...

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William de Corbeil (d. 1136), archbishop of Canterbury, was born probably at Corbeil on the Seine, and was educated at Laon. He was soon in the service of Ranulf Flambard, bishop of Durham; then, having entered the order of St Augustine, he became prior of the Augustinian foundation at St Osyth in Essex. At the beginning of 1123 he was chosen from among several candidates to be archbishop of Canterbury, and as he refused to admit that Thurstan, archbishop of York, was independent of the see of Canterbury, this prelate refused to consecrate him, and ...

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William Laud (October 7, 1573–January 10, 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of King Charles I of England, whom he encouraged to believe in divine right. His support for Charles, absolute monarchy, and his persecuting of opposing views led to his beheading in the midst of the English Civil War. The beheading of Charles occurred four years later. Laud was born in Reading, Berkshire, of comparatively low origins (a fact of which he was to remain sensitive throughout his career) and educated at Reading School and, throu ...

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Augustine of Canterbury (birth unknown, died May 26, 604) was the first Archbishop of Canterbury, sent to Ethelbert of Kent, Bretwalda of England by Pope Gregory the Great in 597. He was accompanied by Laurence of Canterbury, the second archbishop. In 596, Augustine was praepositus (prior) of the monastery of Saint Andrew, founded by Pope Gregory I, and was sent by Gregory at the head of forty monks to preach to the Anglo-Saxons. They lost heart on the way and Augustine went back to Rome from Provence and asked that the mission be given up. The pope, however, commanded and encouraged them to proceed, ...

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Archibald Campbell Tait (21 December 1811 - 3 December 1882) was an archbishop of Canterbury. Born at Edinburgh, Scotland, his parents were Presbyterians, but he early turned towards the Scottish Episcopal Church, and was confirmed in his first year at Oxford, having entered Balliol College in October 1830 as a Snell exhibitioner from the University of Glasgow. He won an open scholarship, took his degree with a first-class in literis humanioribus 1833, and became fellow and tutor of Balliol; he was also ordained dea ...

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601 - Events. The future Archbishops of Canterbury, Mellitus, Justus, and Honorius, and the future Archbishop of York Paulinus, are sent to England by Pope Gregory I to aid Augustine in his missionary work. Livva II succeeds his brother Reccared as King of the Visigoths. The earliest dated English words are 'Town' and 'Priest', both recorded in the Laws of Ethelbert. The Qieyun, a Chinese character rhyme dictionary, is published. 601 - Births. Including:

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The Privilege of Peerage extends to all temporal peers and peeresses regardless of their position in relation to the House of Lords; Scottish and Irish peers, therefore, have the Privilege of Peerage. Until 1963, Irish peers had the right to sit in the House of Commons for Great Britain, but not Ireland, provided they gave up the privilege of peerage for the duration of service in the lower House. The Peerage Act 1963, however, permitted Irish peers to sit in the House of ...

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A new crenellated Great Gate was built in 1309 completing the Inner Court. On the north side the monks were able to take in much more land, which provided space for a new outer court with cellarer's range, brewhouse, bakehouse, and in 1320 a new walled vineyard. There was also expansion on the east side of the abbey where a series of lodgings were built along with a walled cellarer's garden. An earthquake in 1382 meant more building work, and in 1390 the gatehouse that still survives was built. The las ...

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Thomas Becket (also known as Thomas à Becket1, although many people consider this incorrect) was born in London sometime between 1115 and 1120, though most authorities agree that he was born December 21, 1118, at Cheapside, to Gilbert of Thierceville, Normandy, France, and Rosea or Matilda of Caen. His parents were of the upper-middle class near Rouen, and Thomas never knew hardship as a child. One of Thomas's father's rich friends, Richer de L'aigle, saw something in Thomas. He often invited Thomas ...

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Thomas Becket was born in London sometime between 1115 and 1120, though most authorities agree that he was born on December 21, 1118 at Cheapside, to Gilbert of Thierceville, Normandy, France and Rosea or Matilda of Caen. His parents were of the upper-middle class near Rouen, and Thomas never knew hardship as a child. One of Thomas's father's rich friends, Richer de Laigle, saw something in Thomas. He often invited Thomas to his estate on the coast of France. There, Thomas learned to ride a horse, hunt, behave, and engage in popular sports s ...

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There is evidence of Roman settlement in the area and a 5th to 6th century pagan Saxon cemetery. Croydon - Archbishops of Canterbury as lords of the manor. In the late Saxon period, it was the centre of a large estate belonging to the Archbishops of Canterbury. The church and the archbishops' manor house occupied the area still known as the Old Town. The archbishops used the manor house as an occasional place of residence and would continue to have important links as Lords of the manor and then as local p ...

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He was born in London sometime between 1115 and 1120, though most authorities agree that he was born on December 21, 1118 at Cheapside, to Gilbert of Thierceville, Normandy, France and Rosea or Matilda of Caen. His parents were of the upper-middle class near Rouen, and he received an excellent education in "Civil & Canon Law" at Merton Priory in England, and then overseas at Paris, Bologna, and Auxerre. Upon returning to the Kingdom of England, he attracted the notice of Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, who entrusted him with s ...

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The tension between the two men would only be relieved by catastrophe. Passionate words from the angry king (reputedly "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?", "Who will rid me of this low-born priest" or "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest") were interpreted as a royal command, and four knights — Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracey, and Richard le Breton — set out to plot the murder of the archbishop. On Tuesday December 29, 1170 they carried out their plan, murdering Becket at the entry of the Quire in Canterbury Cathedral as he was ...

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Becket denied the right of the assembly to judge him, appealed to the Pope, and, asserting that his life was too valuable to the Church to be risked, went into voluntary exile on November 2, embarking in a fishing-boat which landed him in France. He went to Sens, where Pope Alexander was, while envoys from the king hastened to work against him, requesting that a legate should be sent to England with plenary authority to settle the dispute. Alexander declined, and when, the next day, Becket arrived and gave him a full account of the proceedings, h ...

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At once there took place before the eyes of the astonished king and country an unexpected transformation in the character of the new archbishop. Having previously been a merry, pleasure-loving courtier, Becket became an ascetic prelate in simple monastic garb, fully devoted to the cause of the hierarchy and prepared to do his utmost to defend it. (Most historians agree that Becket begged the King not to appoint him Archbishop, knowing that this would occur, and even warning the King that he could not be loyal to two masters. Henry would not believe his closest friend would not remain so, and appointed him anyway -- ...

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Henry called another assembly at Clarendon for January 30, 1164, at which he presented his demands in sixteen constitutions. What he asked involved the abandonment of the clergy's independence and of their direct connection with Rome; he employed all his arts to induce their consent and was apparently successful with all but the primate. Finally even Becket expressed his willingness to agree to the constitutions, the Constitutions of Clarendon; but when it came to the actual signature, he defiantly refused. This meant war between the ...

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Local legends in England connected with Becket arose after his canonization. Though they are typical hagiographical stories, they also display Becket’s particular gruffness. Becket’s Well, in Otford, Kent, is said to have been created after Becket had become displeased with the taste of the local water. Two springs of clear water are said to have bubbled up after he struck the ground with his crozier. The absence of nightingales in Otford is also ascribed to Becket, who is said to have been so disturbed in his devotions by the son ...

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The tension between the two men would only be relieved by catastrophe. Passionate words from the angry king (reputedly "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?", "Who will rid me of this low-born priest" or "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest") were interpreted as a royal command, and four knights — Reginald Fitzurse, Hugh de Moreville, William de Tracey, and Richard le Breton — set out to plot the murder of the archbishop. On Tuesday December 29, 1170 they carried out their plan, murdering Thomas Becket at the entry of the Quire in Canterbury Cathedral as he was ...

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