William de Corbeil
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William de Corbeil or William of Corbeil was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury. Very little is known of William's early life or his family, except that he was born at Corbeil, south-east of Paris, a
Henry I from a 13th-century manuscript of Matthew Paris
Theobald of Bec
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Theobald of Bec was a Norman archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. His exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at the Abbey of Bec, r
William de Corbeil
…de Corbeil Archbishop of Canterbury Elected February 1123 Installed 22 July 1123 Term ended 21 November 1136 Predecessor Ralph d'Escures Successor Theobald of Bec Other post Prior of St Osyth Orders Consecration 18 February 1123 Personal details Born c. 1070 Died 21 November 1136 (age 65–66) Canterbury Buried…
Both sides of the seal of Stephen, from an engraving made in 1846
A medieval plaque depicting Henry of Blois, dating from around 1150
Ruins of St Augustine's Abbey, with Canterbury Cathedral behind
Medieval stained-glass window depicting Thomas Becket