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This database contains some of the books, papers and records held by Mersea Museum.
Found 1 record PH01_MCL
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Married Clergy in the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth |
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PH01_MCL |
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Title |
Married Clergy in the reigns of Mary and Elizabeth |
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Abstract |
Great Wigborough and Peldon
The first official action in English history specifically permitting clergy to marry was presented to Convocation in December 1547 and then to Parliament by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. He himself had married in the early 1530s during the reign of Henry VIII after the ... |
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Elaine Barker |
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Mersea Museum
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