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| 1097 | Bec, Anselm of |  |
| Canterbury Resigns his see & sails from Dover |
| 1097 | William II Rufus | |
| Canterbury Anselm resigns & leaves his estates in Canterbury to William |
| 1162 | Becket, Thomas a | |
| London Resigns as Lord Chancellor after being consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1198 | Walter, Hubert | |
| Resigns as the Chief Justiciar |
| 1372 | Edward the Black Prince | |
| London Resigns titles in Aquitaine & Gascony which are given to John of Gaunt |
| 1515 | Warham, William | |
| 22nd Dec Did not approve of the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon |
| 22nd Dec Resigns as Lord Chancellor |
| 1532 | More, Thomas | |
| Asks the King again to relieve him of his office, claiming that he was ill and suffering from sharp chest pains, this time Henry grants his request |
| 16th May London Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1539 | Henry VIII | |
| 1st July London The Bishops of Salisbury & Worcester resign |
| 1539 | Latimer, Hugh | |
| Worcester Resigns after the Act of 6 Articles is passed |
| 1563 | Elizabeth I | |
| Marian Bishops resign their Sees after the 39 Acts are passed |
| 1642 | Bertie, Robert | |
| 23rd Oct Edgehill Resigns as General-in-Chief because Lord Forth plans the battle of Edgeghill |
| 1645 | Devereux, Robert | |
| Cornwall Resigns as Commander of the Parliamentary Army after defeat in Cornwall |
| 1646 | Devereux, Robert | |
| Devereux resigns |
| 1650 | Fairfax, Thomas | |
| Cromwell is appointed Fairax's successor, "captain-general and commander-in-chief of all the forces raised or to be raised at authority of Parliament within the Commonwealth of England" |
| Nunappleton Fairfax receives a pension of œ5000 a year, and lives in retirement at his Yorkshire home of Nunappleton |
| The Scots had declared for Charles II, and the council of state resolved to send an army to Scotland in order to prevent an invasion of England, Fairfax resigns his commission |
| 1659 | Cromwell, Richard | |
| 22nd May Cromwell resigns the Protectorship, leaves for the Continent & does not return until 1680 |
| 1673 | James II | |
| London Refuses to take communion in the Church of England in accordance to the Test Acts |
| 1674 | Bennett, Henry | |
| 15th Jan Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain |
