Gilbert Sheldon
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Gilbert Sheldon was an English religious leader who served as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 until his death.
Portrait by Peter Lely
Tomb in Croydon Minster
William Sancroft
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William Sancroft was the 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, and was one of the Seven Bishops imprisoned in 1688 for seditious libel against King James II, over his opposition to the king's Declaration of
Gilbert Sheldon
…31 August 1663 (election confirmed) Installed 7 September 1663 (by proxy) Term ended 9 November 1677 (death) Predecessor William Juxon Successor William Sancroft Other posts Dean of the Chapel Royal (1660–1663) Bishop of London (1660–1663) Master of the Savoy (1660–1663) Chancellor of the University of Oxford…
Portrait by Bernard Lens II
The chapel of Emmanuel College, Cambridge; engraving by David Loggan (1690)