Suffolk

…printer with firm Protestant views, who printed John Foxe’s Acts and Monuments, known to history as Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. At one time Daye found himself in prison with John…

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Hertfordshire

…of Exeter from 1885 to 1900. He is remembered for the devotional hymn Peace, perfect peace and also a long visionary poem Yesterday, today and forever. Edward Henry’s wife Rosa…

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Essex

…yet made a personal step of faith, but the exhortation of the uneducated layman to “Look and be saved” was the climax of his spiritual search. Later the same day,…

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Sussex

…family of Westfield Lodge. The best known member was the hymn writer Charlotte Elliot (1789-1871). She was one of several daughters of Charles Elliott and his wife Eling, daughter of…

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London (City)

…1555. Many more were to follow. One of his parishioners was John Daye, a printer who shared Rogers’ views and also his prison cell. Daye, however, survived Mary’s purges and

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Staffordshire

…Lichfield Cathedral In Saxon times, Staffordshire was part of the kingdom of Mercia, which for a long time strongly resisted any Christian influence. The heathen king Penda was the scourge…

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Leicestershire

Leicestershire     LEICESTER Richard III statue The city may not be a natural tourist destination, but with the help of the last Plantagenet king, it’s doing its best. When…

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Shropshire

…the lamentation of the prophet – All day long have I stretched out my hand to a disobedient and gainsaying people. There are also inscriptions to his wife and an…

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Nottinghamshire

…apart, very different in character but with striking parallels. Both defied the social conventions of the day and encountered bitter hostility, even from fellow Christians; both gave a prominent place…

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Cheshire

…its fine cathedral. Running in a two-mile circuit around the centre, the walls have sections up to seventeen feet high, some parts dating back to Roman times. Matthew Henry memorial…

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