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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Stephen Langton
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(d. 1228)
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207, though the opposition of *John, the English king, kept him out of his see until 1213. He encouraged the barons to demand *Magna Carta and was instrumental in persuading *Henry III to reissue it when he came of age, in the definitive version of 1225. He had been a powerful support and influence throughout the young king's minority.
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