Randall Davidson
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Randall Thomas Davidson, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, was an Anglican bishop who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. He was the longest-serving holder of the office since the Reformation
Formal portrait, 1904
St George's Chapel, Windsor
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer, which Davidson sought to update
Cloister of Canterbury Cathedral
Frederick Temple
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Frederick Temple was an English academic, teacher and churchman, who served as Bishop of Exeter, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Randall Davidson
…becoming Dean of Windsor and domestic chaplain to Queen Victoria (1883), Bishop of Rochester (1891) and Bishop of Winchester (1895). In 1903 he succeeded Frederick Temple as Archbishop of Canterbury, and remained in office until his retirement in November 1928. Davidson was conciliatory by nature, and spent much time…
Frederick Temple 1900 Bradford
"He has displayed ability in the free handling of religious subjects, and has nevertheless been made a Bishop" As Bishop of Exeter, by "Coïdé" (James Tissot) in Vanity Fair, 1869
Painting by Sydney Prior Hall depicting Archbishop Temple's collapse in the House of Lords while delivering a speech on the Education Bill, 1902.