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The heretic bishop who recanted to avoid burning at the stake

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Reginald Peacock was consecrated as a bishop in a service conducted in the Archbishop’s palace in Croydon, but had to survive a show trial and ritual humiliation on the streets of Medieval London, as DAVID MORGAN writes The … Continue reading

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Hymns and arias: Whitgift’s key role in Bible’s Welsh translation

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Elizabeth I’s family background and Croydon’s most famous Archbishop encouraged a work of scholarship that has preserved a vital piece of heritage, writes DAVID MORGAN A couple who visited Croydon Minster last year had planned their trip for … Continue reading

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