Lemprieres Universal Biography Vol 2 Of 2 Containing A Critical And Historical Account Of The Lives Characters And Labours Of Eminent Persons I

Author : John Lempriere
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780366953806
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book Lempriere's Universal Biography, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing a Critical and Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Labours of Eminent Persons, i written by John Lempriere and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-21 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lempriere's Universal Biography, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing a Critical and Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Labours of Eminent Persons, in All Ages and Countries Hannmo, Thomas, an English divine, born at comb-martin, Devonshire, 1518. He was educated at Winchester and New college, Oxford, where he became fellow 1536. He was made Hebrew professor of the university by Henry VIII. And when chaplain to the duke of Sudolk, he was concerned in the education of his daughter the lady Jane Grey. From a protestant under Edward, he became a strong catholic undermary, and at the accession of Eliza beth, he lost his preferment and retired to Louvain, where he became, says Wood, the target of popery. He entered the lists of controversy with bishop Jewel, against whom, during 13 years, he wrote seven pieces in support of the catholic faith. He died about 1570. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.