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.

Monday, May 29, 2017

"How the Vicar Came and Went"

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All Saints Church, West Haddon The ancient church of All Saints, West Haddon, in Northants, boasts a "massive embattled tower....
Monday, May 15, 2017

The Tormarton Rectory Menagerie

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Tormarton Rectory  The old stone church of St. Mary Magdalene, Tormarton, boasts one of the tallest Norman towers in the area, giving th...
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

"A Miserable Business"

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West Huntspill Church (1870)* The Rev William Arundell was 25 and fresh from Oxford when he arrived to be a curate in the "pictures...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Two Bastards under his Roof

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The Rev. James Stewart Gordon Cranmer D.D. never tired of mentioning his direct descent from Henry VIII's formidable Archbishop. But D...
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

A "Fiddling Clergyman" in the New Forest

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Illustration at cello.org The death of a clergyman who held a pleasant benefice (church) would give rise to the "usual flutter of e...
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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

The Vicar's "One Unhappy Mistake."

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The charity, kindness, and benevolence of the Rev. Mr. John Henry Timmins, vicar of West Malling in Kent, had been well-established in his...
Monday, March 6, 2017

A Discordant Sunday at St. Winifred's, Branscombe

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St. Winifred's in Branscombe is one of the oldest churches in Devon. Although the village is on a beautiful stretch of coast, St. Wini...
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