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We need to look back nearly 850 years to find the last - and only - English Pope, Adrian IV.
BBC: Nicholas Breakspear: The only English Pope
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"He rose from almost nothing to become Pope, and he did it all on his talents, " said historian Anne Duggan, co-editor of Adrian IV, The English Pope.
BBC: Nicholas Breakspear: The only English Pope
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More than 80 red wax seals hang down like an exotic beaded curtain from the bottom of a 1530 petition from English parliamentarians to Pope Clement VII.
WSJ: Lux in Arcana | Capitoline Museum | The Papacy's Private Papers | By Francis X. Rocca
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In that time, the Pope's English account had accumulated nearly 280, 000 followers, well ahead of his Spanish (67, 000) and Italian (26, 500) accounts.
BBC: Vatican unveils Pope's Twitter account @pontifex
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In 1534, England's Parliament met and passed an Act of Supremacy which made King Henry VIII head of the English church -- a role formerly held by the Pope.
CNN: Monday,
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Pope Francis also speaks German, Spanish, English and French.
WSJ: Humility in Pope Francis' First Hours
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According to the Pope, Christ was born years earlier than Dionysius Exiguus - Dennis the Small in English - had thought.
BBC: Quiz of the week's news
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Although it is far from clear who will be chosen to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, it is a pretty safe bet that he won't be English.
BBC: Nicholas Breakspear: The only English Pope