Roger of Salisbury
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Roger of Salisbury, was a Norman medieval bishop of Salisbury and the seventh Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England.
Monument of Roger, Bishop of Salisbury (died 1139), in his cathedral church.
Tomb in Salisbury Cathedral, traditionally held to be Roger's
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The lord chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justic
Roger of Salisbury
…Roger of Salisbury (died 1139), was a Norman medieval bishop of Salisbury and the seventh Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England. Roger was originally priest of a small chapel near Caen in Normandy. He was called "Roger, priest of the church of Avranches…
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The Lord High Chancellor (Viscount Hailsham), as depicted on a cigarette card produced for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. His ceremonial purse would once have contained the Great Seal of the Realm.
The Lord High Chancellor (Shabana Mahmood) wearing full ceremonial dress at the 2024 State Opening of Parliament, preceded by her purse-bearer and a serjeant-at-arms.
Heraldic banner of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who was the archbishop of York and lord chancellor, showing the arms of the See of York impaling his personal arms, with a cardinal's hat above. The griffin supporter holds the lord chancellor's mace.