Where does parker come from as in osey parker?
Matthew Parker, the reforming cleric, was born on August 6, 1504 and his name lives on in the city in more than just the world famous phrase. Parker holds a central place in the political and ecclesiastical history of England. He was educated at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge before being ordained in 1527. He was twice chancellor of Cambridge University. He became chaplain to Anne Boleyn in 1535 and Henry VIII in 1538. During this time he taught and counselled the young Elizabeth and when she ascended the throne Parker was called back and installed as Archbishop of Canterbury at the age of 55. There were many difficult jobs to be undertaken in the new reformed Church of England. Parker had the unenviable task of having to mediate between the Catholics and the extreme Protestants to find a middle way for the Church of England. Between 1563 and 1568 he produced the new official version of the Bible — the “Bishops’ Bible” which was the authorised version until the King James Bible in
