About Hugh Ross Williamson
Lived 1901 – 1978 (aged 76–77). Hugh Ross Williamson was a British historian and priest.
Hugh Ross Williamson (1901–1978) was a prolific British popular historian, and a dramatist. Starting from a career in the literary world, and having a Nonconformist background, he became an Anglican priest in 1943.
In 1955 he converted to Roman Catholicism and wrote many historical works in a Catholic apologist tone. In 1956, he published his autobiography, The Walled Garden. Ross Williamson was critical of the reforms introduced by the Second Vatican Council.
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Who was Hugh Ross Williamson?
British historian and dramatist (1901–1978)
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Hugh Ross Williamson was born in 1901 in Romsey.
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Hugh Ross Williamson died in 1978.
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Hugh Ross Williamson was a historian and priest.
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Hugh Ross Williamson was British.
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