Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre, A
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Relation of the Barbarous and Bloody Massacre, AEntry/Object ID
M06.2 B87rSecondary Title
of about a hundred thousand Protestants, begun at Paris, and carried on over all France by the Papists, in the year 1572. Collected out of Mezeray, Thuanus, and other approved authorsDescription
This pamphlet was written by Scottish-born Gilbert Burnet (1643–1716), Bishop of Salisbury, in 1678 —four years after his famous work, _A History of the Reformation in England_. Burnet was a complex character: clergyman, historian, political and religious activist. Escaping the turmoil in Scotland, he relocated to London, where he served under Charles II. After he was banned from preaching in London by Charles’s successor, James VII / II, he left for France and then Utrecht, Holland, where he joined forces with Prince William of Orange (1650–1702). In 1688, Burnet accompanied William during his invasion of England. He was awarded the bishopric after William’s ascent to the throne in 1689. Sources: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/.../gilbertburnet... and https://www.encyclopedia.com/.../british.../gilbert-burnet.Collection
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Book Rarities: Books, Not Masonic, but of Masonic Interest