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Thomas Arundel

Type Figure Region England Time 1353–1414 Also known as Thomas Arundel、Archbishop Arundel、阿伦德尔大主教

Late medieval English prelate (b. 1353), Archbishop of York and then Canterbury, who drove the Statute of Heresy against the Lollards and shaped chur…

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  1. 1388–1399York · YorkshireHe became Archbishop of York in 1388 and Archbishop of Canterbury in 1396. Political conflict in Richard II's later years forced him into exile; after Henry IV's accession in 1399 he returned to England and regained effective leadership of the national church.
  2. 1401–1410Canterbury · KentIn 1401, with parliamentary backing, the Statute of Heresy (De heretico comburendo) was issued, establishing legal repression of the Lollards. From 1407 to 1410 he clashed fiercely with Henry IV over issues such as whether clergy should appear in secular courts; in 1411 he was forced to leave England temporarily and returned after Henry V's accession in 1413.
  3. 1410–1414Canterbury · KentAfter Henry V's coronation in 1413 he resumed direction of national church affairs, continuing to press for suppression of heresy and church discipline. He died at Canterbury on 19 February 1414 and was buried in the cathedral.

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