Rediscovered prayer book of ‘Charles II’s priest’ sells at Liverpool auction

A prayer book once owned by a priest who helped Charles II hide after defeat at the Battle of Worcester, and later heard his death-bed confession, has sold at auction to a national heritage organisation.

The Roman Missal prayer book, owned and signed by Father John Huddleston (1608-98), was competed f…

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