# Bonus Episode — The Appointment of Sarah Mullally (Transcript added)

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Podcast: [The Rise of the Protestants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889)
Published: 2026-03-30T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/coming-soon-series-2-episode-10-the-congregations-of-gainsborough-and-scrooby-
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Regular episode Season 2 1 Bonus Episode — The Appointment of Sarah Mullally (Transcript added) © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Dame Sarah Mullally , former Bishop of London and a one-time Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS, became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury on 25 March 20 26. As the first woman to lead both the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion, her appointment marks a historic moment. She succeeds Justin Welby, who stepped down, following criticism over his handling of an abuse scandal. Her priorities are clear: to improve safeguarding, offer strong pastoral leadership, and address what she has described, as the Church’s “Legacy of Harm”. The artwork is : St John the Baptist church Inglesham, Wiltshire. St John the Baptist Church in Inglesham, near Swindon in Wiltshire, has Anglo-Saxon origins, though much of the present structure dates from around 1205. Remarkably, large parts of the building have remained unchanged since the medieval period. Now a Grade I listed building, the church has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust since 1981 and is no longer used for regular worship. It stands above the water meadows, close to where the River Thames meets the River Coln and the Thames and Severn Canal. Much of the fabric dates from the 13th century, though traces of an earlier church still survive. Inside, the walls tell a unique story—layered with paintings spanning over 600 years, in some places up to seven layers thick. There is also an Anglo-Saxon carving of the Virgin and Child, along with historic box pews, a pulpit, and memorials. The church’s history reflects its importance. In 1205, King John granted it to the Cistercian monks of Beaulieu Abbey. Later, in 1231, Pope Gregory IX confirmed this arran…

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