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The Life of James Sharp
Archbishop of St Andrews by Julia Buckroyd
ISBN: 9781904607113
Imprint: John Donald
Publication Date: Nov 2003
Format: Paperback
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: not in stock
This major biography traces Sharp’s development from Presbyterian minister to archbishop, examining how he manoeuvred his way through the Civil Wars, the Protectorate and the Restoration.
James Sharp (1618-79) has been the object of a great deal of abuse both from his contemporaries and from historians. His life is placed within its proper context in terms of the ideas and attitudes of his peers and contemporaries, and new light is thrown on his motivations and the influences that acted upon him. His canny ability to weather the ups and downs of political and religious change enabled him to remain in office under very different regimes, but in the end he was brutally murdered by a band of Covenanters, who saw him only as a persecutor and a perjured prelate.
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