19 March 1711 A.D. Thomas Ken Passes—BA/MA, Hart Hall, Oxford; Chaplain to Charles II & James II; Ran Afoul of Charles II
19 March 1711 A.D. Thomas Ken Passes—BA/MA, Hart Hall, Oxford; Chaplain to Charles II & James II; Ran Afoul of Charles II; Anti-Romanist; Opposed James II’s Romewardizing Policies; Bishop of Bath & Wells; Went to Tower; Trial & Acquittal; Non-Juror Bishop During Glorious Revolution Thomas Ken From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Ken Born July 1637 Little Berkhampstead , Hertfordshire, England Died 19 March 1711 Longleat , Wiltshire, England Venerated in Anglican Communion Major shrine Church of St John the Baptist, Frome , Warminster School Feast 20 March (Episcopal Church); 8 June (Church of England) Thomas Ken (July 1637 – 19 March 1711) was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnology . Contents 1...