Tag Archives: English Catholic History

The Molesworth Family of Cornwall by Mrs P J Shaw

Posted on February 28, 2014 by vburke44

Unlike the Arundells, the Molesworths were not an old Catholic family, but they played a very signficant role in the revival of Catholicism in Cornwall, after the conversion in the mid 19th century, of Paul Molesworth, a Church of England … Continue reading →

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The Arundell Family of Cornwall by Mrs Janet de Gaynesford

Posted on February 21, 2014 by vburke44

This is the first of three talks on Catholicism in Cornwall.  The Arundells were a leading Cornish family, with branches at Wardour Castle in Somerset and lands at Chideock in Dorset.  The family came to England with William the Conqueror … Continue reading →

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The Recusant History of Wells and Area by Mrs Gill Hogarth

Posted on February 7, 2014 by vburke44

A detailed chronological account of what we know of the families and priests who held to the Catholic faith, or converted to the Catholic faith, after the Reformation (c 1530) until after the end of penal times (mid 19th century) … Continue reading →

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The Christian History of Wells by Dr Tim Hopkinson-Ball

Posted on January 30, 2014 by vburke44

The Christian origins of the town of Wells may go back to Roman times.  The excavation of an early mortuary indicates the presence of Christian worship dating from the early Saxon period.  Evidence of Christian burials date from the 8th … Continue reading →

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The Stuart Papers and the Jacobite Circle in Rome by Dom Geoffrey Scott OSB

Posted on January 23, 2014 by vburke44

The 150,000 documents which comprise the Stuart Papers are housed in the Royal Archives at Windsor. They give a detailed overview of the exiled Jacobite world of the 18th century. Only a small proportion, the first few years, have been published. … Continue reading →

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Dean John Incent or Innocent GPF by David Pearce

Posted on January 13, 2014 by vburke44

Dean John Incent or Innocent, 16th century lawyer and clergyman, and founder of Berkhamsted School.  He was lawyer to the Bishop of Winchester, Richard Foxe, and master of the hospital of St Cross and Domus Dei in Portsmouth.   After … Continue reading →

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The Dissolution of the Monasteries by Professor George Bernard

Posted on January 6, 2014 by vburke44

Professor Bernard of Southampton University History Department gives a convincing revisionist account of the dissolution of the monasteries, arguing that far from being solely motivated by financial gain, the King and his Commissioners acted ideologically, beginning with a genuine desire … Continue reading →

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The Gordon Riots in Bath by Dr Steve Poole

Posted on December 23, 2013 by vburke44

In 1780, as a protest against the First Catholic Relief Act of 1778, a petition was brought to Parliament in London which sparked the Gordon Riots.   Some days later a small crowd was seen near the Catholic mission in … Continue reading →

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The Gordon Riots in London by Michael Winterbottom

Posted on December 18, 2013 by vburke44

The First Catholic Relief Act in 1778 led to the  Gordon Riots of 1780 which lasted for a week and were of great ferocity in London where many major public buildings including the Bank of England, the prisons of Newgate … Continue reading →

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Catholic Emancipation in England by Fr Brian Doolan

Posted on December 11, 2013 by vburke44

Only accession to the throne remains as an impediment to full participation in public life for in England today Catholics today, whereas 400 years ago it was a treasonable offence to celebrate or attend Mass, punishable by the death penalty. … Continue reading →

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The Vigil of Emancipation in English Catholicism by Dr Simon Johnson

Posted on December 4, 2013 by vburke44

Dr Johnson outlines the situation for English Catholics on the eve of emancipation experienced from the point of view of the clergy and seminarians in the exiled colleges in Europe, principally the Lisbon College. The mid 18th century was the … Continue reading →

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William Brownlow: Convert, Scholar and Bishop by Dr Giles Mercer KSG

Posted on November 27, 2013 by vburke44

Bishop Brownlow  was born the son of an Anglican clergyman.  He was influenced by evangelical preaching and then was drawn towards Catholicism.  He corresponded with John Henry Newman, and wrote numerous books and pamphlets on the Catholic faith after his … Continue reading →

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Dean John Incent or Innocent GPF – a talk by David Pearce

Posted on October 30, 2013 by vburke44

Dean John Incent was friend of Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey and many other leading figures of the early 16th century.   In this entertaining talk, given during our recent day conference at Downside Abbey, David Pearce explores what is … Continue reading →

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Catholic Emancipation – talks by Dr Simon Johnson & Fr Brian Doolan

Posted on October 23, 2012 by vburke44

These talks on Catholic Emancipation in England were given at our Day Conference at Downside Abbey in 2010.  We reproduce them now as useful background to the talks on the Gordon Riots given by our speakers at Downside this year … Continue reading →

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The Gordon Riots – talks by Michael Winterbottom and Dr Steve Poole

Posted on October 23, 2012 by vburke44

At our recent Day Conference at Downside Abbey we were given two extremely interesting talks  on the Gordon Riots which took place as a result of the controversy surrounding the introduction of the First Catholic Relief Act towards the end … Continue reading →

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