Cardinal Morton

Former Archbishop of Canterbury

John Morton (1420 – 1500) was an English cleric, civil lawyer and administrator during the period of the Wars of the Roses. He entered royal service under Henry VI and was a trusted councillor under Edward IV and Henry VII. Edward IV made him Bishop of Ely and under Henry VII he became Lord Chancellor, Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal.

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Week 4: An Occult History of Britain (Part 2)

When Thomas Cromwell was about seven, he went with his uncle John to the kitchens at Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.