Archbishop William Sancroft : a cross-grained life / John Tiller.
By: Tiller, J. E. (John Eric)
Contributor(s): Tiller, J. E. (John Eric), donor.
Publisher: Donnington : Shaun Tyas, 2019.Description: vi, 154 p. : col. ill., facsims, ports. ; 24 cm ISBN: 9781907730771.Subject(s): Sancroft, William, 1617-1693General note:
Contains printed references to LPL MS 2872, MS 2214, MS 3894 and MS 4696.Bibliography:
Contains bibliographic references (p.122-126) and index.Scope and content: In this, the first biography of William Sancroft since 1821, the author provides a succinct and readable account of a remarkable life (1617-93), full of drama and crisis, set within the context of a crucial period in the development of the English religious tradition. The book is provided with twenty colour plates and the text includes many extensive quotations from the lively pen of Sancroft himself. He endured the loss of a Cambridge fellowship in the Commonwealth, but later became Master of his former college, Emmanuel. He witnessed the destruction of his cathedral in the Great Fire of London in 1666, when he was Dean of St Paul’s, but he then helped Sir Christopher Wren to rebuild it. He was incarcerated in the Tower of London by James II in 1688, but still felt unable to crown his successors, William III and Mary II. Finally, having contributed greatly to the character of the Church of England, he ended his life in schism from it, returning to his place of birth, Ufford Hall near Fressingfield in Suffolk, but feeling utterly out of sorts with his times.-- Publisher..Provenance:
MS inscription on half-title page reads: "Presented to Lambeth Palace Library with the thanks of the author. John Tiller 1.1.2020.".
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