Directory
References
John Tillotson
archbishop of Canterbury
Learn about this topic in these articles:
association with Compton
- In Henry Compton
When John Tillotson was preferred to him as archbishop of Canterbury (1691), Compton suffered a bitter disappointment. Under Queen Anne, Compton gave full support to the Tories, and Francis Atterbury, bishop of Rochester, was his protégé. As bishop of London, Compton encouraged the newly founded Society…
Read More