{"id":2319,"date":"2025-10-24T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/?p=2319"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:18:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:18:02","slug":"john-biddle-the-father-of-english-unitarianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/2025\/10\/24\/john-biddle-the-father-of-english-unitarianism\/","title":{"rendered":"John Biddle: the Father of English Unitarianism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><strong>This project was conducted by students Holly Cooke, Fin Pitts, and Wera Kuchta in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmarydecrypt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover DeCrypt<\/a> and St Mary&#8217;s Church in Gloucester. It explores the hidden life and legacy of of John Biddle who was formerly a Schoolmaster at de Crypt, and was later considered a heretic due to his controversial beliefs. The panels are on display in the old school room at St Mary&#8217;s Church in Gloucester.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/John-Biddle-Final_Page_1-818x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/John-Biddle-Final_Page_1-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/John-Biddle-Final_Page_1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/John-Biddle-Final_Page_1-768x961.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/cc4hh\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/391\/2025\/10\/John-Biddle-Final_Page_1-1227x1536.jpg 1227w, 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(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>The Short Film<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Life of John Biddle: the Father of English Unitarianism\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpA98aRD00s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This project was conducted by students Holly Cooke, Fin Pitts, and Wera Kuchta in collaboration with Discover DeCrypt and St Mary&#8217;s Church in Gloucester. 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