Bibliograph

The Archbishops of Canterbury, a tale of church and state, John Butler

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The Archbishops of Canterbury, a tale of church and state, John Butler

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Archbishops of Canterbury

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

John Butler

Sub title

a tale of church and state

Summary

The archbishopric of Canterbury is the oldest continuous institution in Britain. The first archbishop, Augustine, took up office in 597, a mere two centuries after the Romans had left, and since then his successors have survived the demise of the early Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the emergence of the English nation, the Norman Conquest, the Protestant Reformation, the English Civil War, the evolution of parliamentary democracy, the importation of foreign kings, the rise of modern science, the Industrial Revolution, two World Wars, the rapid growth of cultural pluralism and, in recent times, a marked decline in formal religious observance. This book explores how this ancient and venerable institution has shaped and been shaped by the social, political and religious events that have sculpted the contours of British history for a millennium and a half

Target audience

adult

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