CLERICAL ERRORS --- A VICTORIAN SERIES

An early Victorian observer decried the "superfluity of naughtiness" among the men of the Church of England. It was indisputable that whenever a clergyman was involved in a scandal of morals, the public attention it received was magnified exponentially. Clerical Errors: A Victorian Series, Volume 2, newly published in paperback and for Kindle, recalls the scandals that enmeshed five such Victorian clergymen.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Anonymous Letters in Sidmouth

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St. Giles & St. Nicholas, Sidmouth The summer of 1865 would have seen the boarding houses and villas of Sidmouth crowded with visito...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

A Cornish Clerical Scandal

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The delightful village of Gunwalloe features in the recent Poldark series; the smuggling scenes were filmed in the dramatic cove. Not quit...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

A Wedding of an Unusual Character

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St. Paul's Church, Buttershaw (Wibsey) The wedding of the local vicar would always be an exciting day in any village but few such ev...
Monday, December 19, 2016

THANK YOU and a reminder

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Thank you for the visits to this blog in 2016. Your comments, corrections and suggestions are all welcome anytime. It's been an excell...
Monday, December 12, 2016

The Rev. Mr. Robinson: "Cruel to be Kind"

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The Royal Army Chaplains Flag The Rev. Henry Robinson, Irish born, Dublin educated, had been a well-traveled army chaplain for ten years...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Conduct Unbecoming to the Character of a Clergyman

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St. John the Baptist, Kinlet, Salop. The Shropshire village of Kinlet is quite remote, in a "wild and elevated" setting. Magni...
Thursday, November 17, 2016

The Hampton Court Scandal

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The position of Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen at Hampton Court sounds more impressive, perhaps, than it was. It was said that the stip...
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