From Fressingfield to Fressingfield: Archbishop William Sancroft and the Challenges of Biography
When: October 6, 2026 Time: 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm Cost: Society members £5 Non-members £8 Suitable for: All Event category: History ,Talks and Tours
Venue: Stella Peskett Millennium Hall, Mights Road, Southwold, IP18 6BE
William Sancroft (1617-93) was born and died in Fressingfield and remained deeply attached to his Suffolk roots throughout an eventful life as Master of a Cambridge college, Dean of St Paul’s at the time of the Great Fire, and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Grant Tapsell is Fellow and Tutor in History at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and a specialist in the political and religious history of Stuart Britain. His edition of William Sancroft’s letters will be published by the Church of England Record Society.
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