Reformation Cardinal

Description

This is a monthly Saturday opening of an exhibition usually only open Mon-Fri.

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Born in 1500 into the highest circles of the English aristocracy and then lifted as high in the Church, Reginald Pole's life was spent steering a perilous course through the storm of the European Reformation.

Pole was made a cardinal in 1536 and later came within one vote of the papal throne. His great period of service in England arrived three decades after he had left, when in 1553 Mary Tudor appointed him to be archbishop of Canterbury and they began the work of reconciling the English Church to Rome.

This exhibition gathers books from Oxford, London, and Rome to tell his story. The Pole who emerges is a complex and agonized individual, someone of sincerity and of evident charm, a connoisseur, a man of strong faith, a European statesman—and a battler for moderation within the limits of the possible.

Date

This event last took place on: Sat 2nd Dec 2023

Location

Lambeth Palace Library
15 Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7JT

Prices

Free

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Lambeth Palace Library
15 Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7JT

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