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A satire on factions within the Church of England featuring Henry Sacheverelll, on the right. The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-ND
Three hundred years ago, on June 5 1724, an Anglican clergyman by the name of Henry Sacheverell died in Highgate, north London. He was 50 years old.
The Perils of False Brethren by Henry Sacheverell, printed in 1709. British Library/Google BooksSacheverell’s death passed in relative obscurity.
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