What is it about?
This articles explains how a Church of England clergyman of the early 17th-century gained important, though a-typical training in various aspects of the law, thus preparing him to assume an important legal appointment from his king.
Featured Image
Why is it important?
The article examples a number of aspects of the interplay between church and state in Early Modern Britain.
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: ‘So very unequal to the place’? The Legal Apprenticeship of John Williams, Lord Keeper, c. 1605–1621, Journal of Anglican Studies, June 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1740355317000079.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
