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Archbishop of Canterbury
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1207 King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
1293 Robert Winchelsey leaves England for Rome, to be consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.
1533 The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
1556 In Oxford, Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake.
1611 George Abbot is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.