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Category Archives: Edmund Campion
TLS Posts 1935 Review of Waugh’s Edmund Campion
The curent issue of the TLS posts the 1935 review of Waugh’s Edmund Campion in its Then and Now column. The review is written by A.F. Pollard, Professor of History at University College London and specialist in the Tudor period. … Continue reading
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Tagged A.F. Pollard, TLS
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Waugh’s Murals
The Tablet carries an interesting story of how the murals in the Lady Chapel at Campion Hall, Oxford came to be painted. They were funded from the sale of Waugh’s biography, Edmund Campion, although Waugh himself had no role in choosing … Continue reading
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Tagged Campion Hall, Martin D'Arcy, The Tablet
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Waugh in the Belton House Library
A poem entitled “Belton Park” by writer William Bedford has been posted on The Poetry Shed where he is named a Featured Poet. A c.v. and list of his publications can be seen here. The poem was written in memory of Walter Bedford who is … Continue reading
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Tagged Belton House, Peregrine Brownlow, William Bedford
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Waugh and Father Pro
Waugh’s biography Edmund Campion is quoted in a Roman Catholic blog maintained by Stephanie Mann, author of the book Supremacy and Survival: How Catholics Endured the English Reformaton. The article in question is about Fr. Miguel Pro, a Mexican Jesuit who … Continue reading
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Waugh and the Jesuits
The Jesuit magazine America runs an article in its latest issue about a recent conference on the Roman Catholic Literary Imagination. One of the participants, Mark Bosco, S.J., used the occasion to look back over the 20th century to identify writers … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Conferences, Edmund Campion, The Loved One, Vile Bodies
Tagged America, Mark Bosco, Martin D'Arcy, Philip Caraman, Society of Jesus
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Spectator Reviews New Campion Book
In this week’s Spectator there is a review of the new detailed book on the life of Edmund Campion which was mentioned in an earlier post. The reviewer (David Crane) agrees with the publisher’s press release in praising the book … Continue reading
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New Book On Campion Anticipated by Waugh
A new book on the life of Edmund Campion was recently published. This is Edmund Campion: A Scholarly Life by UCL Professor Gerard Kilroy issued by Ashgate Publishing. The publisher’s announcement mentions Waugh’s anticipation of such a scholarly work when he wrote what he … Continue reading
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