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Sir Francis Englefield: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born c.1520
Died 1596
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Saint Dunstan of Canterbury
English archbishop
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Wulfstan
English archbishop
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Roger of Pont l’Évêque
English archbishop
John Leslie, detail of an engraving
John Leslie
Scottish bishop
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Lanfranc
archbishop of Canterbury
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Robert of Jumièges
archbishop of Canterbury and bishop of London
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Hugh Le Despenser
English noble, the younger [died 1326]
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer
archbishop of Canterbury
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
English statesman
St. Thomas Becket
St. Thomas Becket
archbishop of Canterbury
Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II
James II
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon
English statesman
Portrait painting by Hans Holbein the Younger of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, seated at a desk holding a paper, wearing dark robes and a black cap.
Thomas Cromwell
English statesman
William Laud
William Laud
archbishop of Canterbury
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of Strafford
English noble
Painting by Anthonis Mor of Mary I of England seated on an ornate chair, wearing a dark gown with gold embroidery, a jeweled necklace, and holding a red rose.
Mary I
queen of England
Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey
English cardinal and statesman
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Saint Wilfrid
English saint
Reginald Pole, detail of a portrait attributed to Fra Sebastiano del Piombo; in a private collection
Reginald Pole
archbishop of Canterbury
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Stephen Gardiner
English bishop and statesman