Newspaper cutting
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Ephemera
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Unknown
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Newspaper
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 3131321.5
Summary
The fourth of five newspaper cuttings kept in the book 'The story of the pilgrim fathers, 1606-1623 A.D. . as told by themselves, their friends, and their enemies ; edited from the original texts, by Edward Arber....' by Edward Arber (1836-1912) (record 3131321). Taken from 'EVENING POST AND NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1967'; 'CITY MAN BEGAN BAPTIST MOVEMENT Helwys-leader of a church HE LED BATTLE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY -AND DIED IN GAOL JUST over 350 years ago a Nottingham man began a Christian movement which is now world-wide, and sais to be the largest Protestant group in the world.....' Arber was born in London. From 1854 he 1878 he worked as a clerk in the Admiralty, and began evening classes at King's College London in 1858. From 1878 to 1881 he studied English literature, under H. Morley, at University College London; and from 1881 to 1894 he was professor of English at Mason College (which later became Birmingham University). From 1894 he lived in London as emeritus professor, being also a fellow of King's College London. In 1905 he received the honorary degree of D. Litt. from the University of Oxford. He married in 1869, and had two sons, one of whom, E. A. N. Arber, became demonstrator in paleobotany at the University of Cambridge.