John Huddleston
Father John Huddleston (15 April 1608 – buried 13 September 1698) was an English Roman Catholic
Early life and education
John Huddleston was born at
Chaplain to Thomas Whitgrave
In 1651 he was staying at Moseley Old Hall, Staffordshire, as chaplain to Thomas Whitgrave's family, prominent local Catholics. After the defeat at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, Charles II was conducted by Colonel Gifford to White Ladies Priory on Gifford's Boscobel estate. At White Ladies, the King was sheltered by the five Penderell brothers who lived there. John Penderell happened to meet Father Huddleston, who suggested that the King should go to Moseley Old Hall on the night of 7 September. Huddleston cleaned and bandaged the King's sore feet. To guard against surprise Huddleston was constantly in attendance on the king; his three pupils were stationed as sentinels at upper windows and Thomas Whitgrave patrolled the garden.[1]
On 9 September, Parliamentary troops questioned Whitgrave, while the King and Huddleston were hiding in the priest-hole. The troops were persuaded that Whitgrave had not fought at Worcester (though he had fought and been captured at the Battle of Naseby in 1645). The troops left without searching the house.[1]
Benedictines of the Spanish Congregation
Before the King left to meet
When Charles II lay dying on the evening of 5 February 1685, his brother and heir the
Illness and death
Shortly before his death aged 90 his mind failed and he was placed in the charge of a trustee. He was buried in the churchyard of St Mary le Strand.
Legacy
Several portraits of Huddleston exist: Jacob Huysmans' done in 1685 is at Hutton John; another is at Sawston Hall, Cambridgeshire.[citation needed]
His Roman Missal (1623) was bought at auction by the National Trust in 2023 and is on display at Moseley Old Hall.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Huddleston, Gilbert. "John Huddleston". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910.
- ^ Macaulay, Thomas (26 June 2008). THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II, VOLUME 1 (of 5). Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. p. Chapter IV. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "A 400-year-old prayer book that once belonged to a priest who helped save the life of King Charles II, has gone on public display after being bought for the nation by the National Trust". National Trust. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "John Huddleston". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.