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Cranmer and Croydon’s part in the Book of Common Prayer

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week’s announcement of the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury will have revived interest in Croydon’s connections with the role, with six of Dame Sarah Mullally’s predecessors being buried at the Minster. Here, DAVID MORGAN tells … Continue reading

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Tudor vicar who stood with Thomas More against Henry VIII

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In his latest trawl through the Minster’s archive, DAVID MORGAN has discovered a Vicar of Croydon who is part of the long tradition of ‘meddlesome priests’ When Jonathan Gullis, the Conservative MP, vented his anger with the bishops … Continue reading

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