Francis Atterbury

Francis Atterbury (6 March 1663 – 22 February 1732) was an English man of letters, politician and bishop.

Read more about Francis Atterbury:  Early Life, Clerical Career, Leadership of High Church Party, Jacobitism, Arrest and Imprisonment, Later Life and Death

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