Bishop of Durham
The post of Bishop of Durham has existed since the eighth century. After the Norman conquest the Bishop was made Prince-Bishop of the Palatinate of Durham. They had their own army, parliment, currency, and court system. In 1536 Henry VIII withdrew much of the Prince-Bishop's secular authority, and it authority was further hedged during and after the English Civil War, and the Principality was abolished in 1836. The Palatinate court system, however, survived until the Courts Act of 1971. Within the Church of England the Bishop of Durham is still an important figure, being fourth in the hierarchy, and ex officio a member of the House of Lords.
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