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Hamilton, John
Hamilton, John (c.1511–71). Archbishop of St Andrews. Hamilton was an illegitimate son of the 1st earl of Arran and brother of Sir James Hamilton of Finnart. He became a Benedictine monk as a boy. After study at Paris, he used his influence with his half-brother, the Regent Arran, on behalf of the old religion and was appointed lord privy seal in 1543. He was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1544 and three years later, after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, was translated to the archbishopric of St Andrews and primacy. He was a strong persecutor of protestant heresy. After 1560 he lost much of his power though Mary, whose cause he supported, restored his consistorial authority in 1566. Captured in Dumbarton castle in 1571 after Mary's cause had collapsed, he was accused of complicity in the murders of Darnley and of Moray, and hanged at Stirling.
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JOHN CANNON. "Hamilton, John." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Hamilton, John." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-HamiltonJohn.html JOHN CANNON. "Hamilton, John." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-HamiltonJohn.html |
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Hamilton, John
Hamilton, John (c. 1511–71). Archbishop of St Andrews. Hamilton was an illegitimate son of the 1st earl of Arran. He became a Benedictine monk as a boy. After study at Paris, he used his influence with his half‐brother, the Regent Arran, on behalf of the old religion and was appointed lord privy seal in 1543. He was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1544 and three years later, after the murder of Cardinal Beaton, was translated to the archbishopric of St Andrews and primacy. Captured in 1571 after Mary's cause had collapsed, he was accused of complicity in the murders of Darnley and of Moray, and hanged at Stirling.
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JOHN CANNON. "Hamilton, John." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Hamilton, John." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-HamiltonJohn.html JOHN CANNON. "Hamilton, John." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-HamiltonJohn.html |
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Hamilton, John
Hamilton, John (1511–71), Abp. of St Andrews and Primate of Scotland from 1547. He was one of the most influential opponents of Protestantism. He held synods to reform the morals of the clergy and the religious education of the laity; the chief result was the compilation of a catechism in the vernacular known by his name (1552). In 1560 he protested against the acceptance by Parliament of J. Knox's confession of faith. He was imprisoned in 1563, but released at the intervention of Queen Mary. After her flight he was pronounced a traitor and hanged.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Hamilton, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Hamilton, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HamiltonJohn.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Hamilton, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-HamiltonJohn.html |
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