English historian, Church of England priest, and Bishop of London from 1897 to 1901. He was educated at Durham School and at Merton College, Oxford. In 1872, then a fellow and tutor of Merton College, he married in the church of St Bartholomew, Sydenham, Louise von Glehn, daughter of London merchant Robert von Glehn. He was a founder of the English Historical Review and wrote biographies of Cardinal Wolsey, Queen Elizabeth I, and Simon de Montfort. His masterwork was his History of the Papacy during the Period of the Reformation.
Father of seven: Beatrice in 1872, Lucia in 1874, Cuthbert in 1876, Walter in 1878, Mary in 1880, and Oswin in 1883; and finally Gemma, born in 1887.
English historian, Church of England priest, and Bishop of London from 1897 to 1901. He was educated at Durham School and at Merton College, Oxford. In 1872, then a fellow and tutor of Merton College, he married in the church of St Bartholomew, Sydenham, Louise von Glehn, daughter of London merchant Robert von Glehn. He was a founder of the English Historical Review and wrote biographies of Cardinal Wolsey, Queen Elizabeth I, and Simon de Montfort. His masterwork was his History of the Papacy during the Period of the Reformation.
Father of seven: Beatrice in 1872, Lucia in 1874, Cuthbert in 1876, Walter in 1878, Mary in 1880, and Oswin in 1883; and finally Gemma, born in 1887.
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The memorial carries two inscriptions: ‘He tried to write true history', his own choice; and ‘I determined to know nothing among you save Jesus Christ'.
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