1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Matthew Parker - Archbishop of Canterbury

Matthew Parker served as the first Archbishop of Canterbury under Elizabeth I, appointed in 1559 despite considerable reluctance on his own part — he reportedly had to be compelled to accept the role. His tenure proved foundational to the shape of the Elizabethan religious settlement, navigating a middle course between Roman Catholicism and the more radical Protestantism pressing in from Geneva. The term "nosy parker," by disputed but persistent tradition, derives from his aggressive investigations into the clergy and laity of the Church of England.