Tag Archives: King Henry VIII

Tudor vicar who stood with Thomas More against Henry VIII

Posted on January 22, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In his latest trawl through the Minster’s archive, DAVID MORGAN has discovered a Vicar of Croydon who is part of the long tradition of ‘meddlesome priests’ When Jonathan Gullis, the Conservative MP, vented his anger with the bishops … Continue reading →

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Brassed off: following the trail of church’s long-lost memorials

Posted on November 21, 2021 by insidecroydon

MARVELS OF THE MINSTER: Local historian DAVID MORGAN has got his Brasso out and has polished up some traces of Croydon’s fashionable medieval, Tudor and Stuart past Croydon Minster is, of course, a House of Prayer. Less well-known is that … Continue reading →

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