Prophet John Wroe: Virgins, Scandals and Visions in Victorian England

Prophet John Wroe: Virgins, Scandals and Visions in Victorian England

by EdwardGreen (Author)

Synopsis

Prophet' John Wroe (1782-1863), found fame through his many predictions, his preaching and the establishment of the Christian Israelite Church in the early 1820s. Edward Green places Wroe's life and career in the context of an industrialised society struggling to find values and needing to believe in themselves as the Chosen People.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 23 Jun 2005

ISBN 10: 0750940778
ISBN 13: 9780750940771

Author Bio
Edward Green is a publishing editor who specialises in architecture and historic churches. He was brought up in Wrenthorpe, the village where Wroe built Melbourne House. He has also written 'Downton' and 'The First World War'/