Tag: Henry VIII

• Friday, October 3rd 2025 - 18:32 UTC

  First woman ever tapped for the Archbishop of Canterbury post

  

  Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the next Archbishop of Canterbury, making her the first woman to hold the position in the Church of England's history.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 17:07 UTC

  British crown updates succession rules: end of gender and religion discrimination

  

  Centuries of British royal discrimination came to an end Friday after Commonwealth leaders agreed to drop rules that give sons precedence as heir to the throne and bar anyone in line for the crown from marrying a Roman Catholic.