Responding to Guyer’s Theses on Anglicanism Part 1

I recently came across Guyer's Weblog and wish to respond to his Theses on Anglicanism all  42 of them 1 by one.

I. Anglican history comprises two distinct ecclesiological streams.  The first is that of monarchical Anglicanism, which began with Henry VIII; this was the dominant stream for more than 300 years.  The second is that of the Anglican Communion, which began with the first Lambeth Conference; this is now the dominant stream at both the international and national (i.e., provincial) levels.  The Anglican Communion is a non-monarchical church (ekklesia) that depends first and foremost upon the apostolic succession of bishops as a guarantee of its historic, catholic nature.

I agree with the division of Anglican history and its two distint ecclesiological streams though I do not think they are exclusive of each other. I also think that the "Anglican Communion" stream is dependent upon more than just the apostolic succession of bishops, it is also dependent upon the Instruments of Communion, the Book of Common Prayer (1662) as a standard of theology and potentially soon also the Anglican Covenant. I do agree though that what holds the Anglican Commuion together is not the Monarch as the defender of the faith, this of course has to be the case when the Anglican Church stretches beyond the realm of her Majesty.