WHEN CAMPION MET MISS ANSCOMBE
Housed in buildings confiscated from Cistercian monks, St. John's had been founded in 1555 by a former Lord Mayor of London whose aim was to supply clerics to Queen Mary's efforts at Catholic restoration. Though still an Anglican, he was at risk of arrest and punishment from the fervent Ir...
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Veröffentlicht in: | First things (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2021-02, p.1-5 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Housed in buildings confiscated from Cistercian monks, St. John's had been founded in 1555 by a former Lord Mayor of London whose aim was to supply clerics to Queen Mary's efforts at Catholic restoration. Though still an Anglican, he was at risk of arrest and punishment from the fervent Irish Protestant party. According to one theory, Allingham chose the name Campion to evoke "Champion." According to another, she named her detective after the red-pink wildflower seen in British hedgerows. |
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ISSN: | 1047-5141 1945-5097 |