Henry Standish
Henry Standish in particular, and humanists in general.
He was a
Henry VIII
.
In 1515
Convocation then proceeded with charges of heresy against Standish. In the end the King’s influence was brought to bear: the charges against Standish were not pressed, but the Act was not renewed in the Lords.[6] Thomas Wolsey asked to have the case sent for papal judgement, but was overruled.[7]
Standish was consecrated a bishop on 6 July 1518, by
Richard Fitzjames and Edmund Birkhead, as an opponent to the English humanism of John Colet
.
He was one of the court who convicted Thomas Bilney of heresy. In 1528 he acted as one of the counsel for Catherine of Aragon in her divorce case.[12] He was one of the group of clerics targeted in 1530 by Henry VIII with praemunire charges.
He held the Lancashire parish of Standish, right at the end of his life.[13]
Notes
- ^ Henricus Standicius, Stenditius.
- ^ In 1518
- ^ Before 1509
- ^ David Knowles, The Religious Orders in England (1959) III p.53.
- ^ [1], [2] Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Knowles, p.54.
- ^ England Under The Tudors: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473?-1530)
- ^ Perceval, Arthur Philip. An Apology for the Doctrine of Apostolical Succession: With an Appendix, on the English Orders. second edition (London: Rivington, 1841) p. 188.
- ^ S. Goldhill,PDF Who Needs Greek?, Cambridge University Press 2002, p. 30.
- ^ Knowles p.53.
- ^ Knowles p.55.
- ^ [3]; Knowles p.54.
- ^ The parish of Standish | British History Online