Hey, wait: I'm the ex-Episcopalian here. You think I don't know that?
But it's not just the pre-Augustinian period. All the way up to Henry VIII and throughout Europe the role and authority of the Bishop of Rome was controversial. Don't forget, the official promulgation, declaration, definition, etc. of Papal Infallibility is less than a couple of centuries old. Whichever side one thinks was right, it would be hard to maintain that there wasn't controversy.
My point is that the Anglican Church predates the Roman Church in England, and that it was turned more toward the Orthodox than toward the Latins.
Just an opinion, but there you have it.
Are you now a Roman priest?