2019 marks 475th anniversary of birth of Archbishop Bancroft By Joanne Sloan Richard Bancroft (1544–1610) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 to 1610 and oversaw the production of the King James Bible. This year marks the 475th anniversary of his birth. On Sept. 12, 1544, he was born to John and Mary Bancroft in the village of Farnworth in Lancashire…