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Colonists had to swear the oath of supremacy to the English monarch, which meant accepting the Church of England.—
Peter C. Mancall,
The Conversation,
24 June 2026 As both parties were previously divorced, Queen Elizabeth and her husband decided not to attend in light of her position as head of the Church of England.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
24 June 2026 His alleged crime was preaching without the authorization of the Church of England, the colony’s official church.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026 While each diocese has only one cathedral, a city may have several if multiple traditions with bishops are present; London, for example, has both the Roman Catholic Westminster Cathedral and the Church of England’s Saint Paul’s Cathedral.—Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Church of England
“The Church of England.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Church%20of%20England. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.