The Archbishops of Canterbury: A Tale of Church and State by John Butler

Name: The Archbishops of Canterbury: A Tale of Church and State by John Butler
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Brand new product\nFree UK standard delivery 2-3 days from despatch\nTracked secure courier\nPlease check delivery times at top of listing\nBookCurl is a family bookseller - thank you for your business\n\nThe office of Archbishop of Canterbury is the oldest continuous institution in Britain \u2013 older than the English crown and much older than Parliament. \nFor over fourteen hundred years, from Augustine in the 6th century to Justin Welby in the 21st, successive Archbishops have been caught up in the transformation of the country from a collection of feudal Saxon kingdoms ruled by warrior kings to a modern industrial state with a democratic parliament and an established Church - as well as the longest reigning sovereign. \nSome Archbishops have managed the tension between their responsibility to lead the Church and proclaim the gospel and their obligation to serve the interests of the state and its rulers. Others have lost their lives \u2013 three executed by the state, while two h.