Difference between revisions of "Hamilton, John (London)"
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| − | + | Graduated St Andrew’s University (1559). Went to France in 1556 as a tutor and entered the Catholic church. Opposed to Henry of Navarre, forced to leave France; settled in Brussels. Returned to Scotland (1600) on a Catholic mission. Interdicted by the Privy council. Hidden by friends across Scotland but arrested in 1608. Imprisoned, and died, in the Tower of London. | |
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| Dates | 1608-1611 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Priest | ||
| Place of Birth | Scotland | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Graduated St Andrew’s University (1559). Went to France in 1556 as a tutor and entered the Catholic church. Opposed to Henry of Navarre, forced to leave France; settled in Brussels. Returned to Scotland (1600) on a Catholic mission. Interdicted by the Privy council. Hidden by friends across Scotland but arrested in 1608. Imprisoned, and died, in the Tower of London.
