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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On 01/08/2010 00:26, John Dillon wrote: > > On Thursday, July 8, 2010, at 7:42 pm, I wrote: > >> 4) Adrian Fortescue (Bl.; d. 1539)... >> Arrested for treason in February 1539 and, for reasons >> unspecified, included in the act of attainder of that year, A. was >> duly beheaded on Tower Hill. His missal and book of hours show that >> he had conformed to Henry VII's creation of a national church, with >> the king rather than the pope at its head. > > Er, Henry VIII's creation... > > Apologies for the typo. In the circumstance, his beatification would appear to have been as indiscriminate as his execution. John Briggs ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html