Record

Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/PG/2/4/037
Title	Archibald Bower (17 January 1686 – 3 September 1766)
Date	1994
Level	Item
Description	Engraving published by J Sewell 1794 of Archibald Bower (17 January 1686 – 3 September 1766) was a Scottish historian, now noted for his complicated and varying religious faith, and the accounts he gave of it, now considered by scholars to lack credibility. Educated at the Scots College, Douai, Bower became a Jesuit in Rome. He joined the Church of England a while after returning to London in 1726. He wrote a History of the Popes (1748–66, 7 volumes). This work was drawn into a damaging controversy concerning his apparent return to the Jesuit or Catholic fold. By the end of his life, it appeared he had changed religion three times.
Format	Engraving
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act

Hours of Marie de Rieux, The

Explore Showcase

Useful Links