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R. H.
1609–1678
An English Catholic controversial writer and former Oxford scholar, he spent much of his career defending Catholic belief in an age of fierce religious argument. His books range from church government and doctrine to a life of Christ, giving them both historical interest and a strong polemical edge.
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About the author
Born around March 1609 at Almondbury in Yorkshire, he was educated at University College, Oxford, where he became a fellow in 1633 and later served as proctor in 1641. After leaving the university, he became known as a learned writer on Catholicism.
He wrote extensively on disputed points of religion, especially church authority, doctrine, and the history of the early Church. His work is often associated with the religious controversies of 17th-century England, and he published under initials as well as under his own name.
He died on May 4, 1678, at Hoxton in Middlesex. Although he is not widely known today, his books remain useful for readers interested in English religious debate, Catholic apologetics, and the intellectual world of the Restoration era.