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Charles I, Henry Hammond, and Gilbert Sheldon bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque
Charles I, Henry Hammond, and Gilbert Sheldon bronze plaque
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This bronze commemorative plaque records: On Sunday 27th June 1647. King Charles of blessed memory, having been deprived of the ministrations of his Church for a year and two months, while a prisoner of the Army of the Scots, worshipped in this Church. His chaplains present were Dr Hammond & Dr Sheldon
King Charles I of England was monarch during the English Civil War and is remembered for his conflict with Parliament leading to his execution; Henry Hammond and Gilbert Sheldon were prominent clerics who served as chaplains to King Charles I, later becoming significant figures in the Church of England.

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