An introduction for those engaged in biographical research on individuals who have served as members of the Anglican clergy, concentrating on the 17th century onwards, and including archival, manuscript and printed resources.
And a brief survey covering Lambeth Palace Library sources for the costume of both pre-Reformation English clergy and post-Reformation Anglican clergy. The Library also holds some material relating to the dress of clergy of other denominations and countries.
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Lists of all the Archbishops of Canterbury, including dates of birth and death (where known), dates of periods in office, places of burial, coats of arms, locations of wills (where ascertainable from biographical sources), details of images of the archbishops, and sources of biographical information.
Click on the attachments, below right, to download these research guides. One covers 597-1070, the other 1052 to the present day.
The Library has also produced specific guides to its sources relating to Archbishops Reginald Pole and Thomas Cranmer, links below right.
Information on manuscript and printed sources held at the Library which have particular relevance to the lives of Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Mary Tudor and Mary Stuart.
The Library has also produced a guide to the sources it holds on royal coronations, principally of British monarchs, but also from earlier periods and overseas.
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An overview of the sources held at Lambeth Palace Library for family history and genealogy, although the Library is unlikely to be the best starting point for such research.
The Library holds a small amount of marriage records, principally bonds and allegations relating to those married by licence issued under the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Library has produced a separate guide to this material.
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Click on the attachment, below right, to download this research guide.
Guidance for local historians, including sources widely available and sources held at Lambeth Palace Library relating to individual counties.
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Information on sources held at the Church of England Record Centre and Lambeth Palace Library relating to many aspects of the history of church property.
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The Building on History project, a collaboration between Lambeth Palace Library, the Open University and King's College London, and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, has produced an online historical guide for researching the history of the Diocese of London.
Click here [1] to access the guide.
Information on sources held at the Church of England Record Centre and Lambeth Palace Library relating to many aspects of the history of education.
Click on the attachment, below right, to download this research guide.
Links:
[1] http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/building-on-history-project/