Today in Welsh history.. 22 March 1582, John Williams, Welsh clergyman and political advisor to King James I was born in Conwy.
In 1620 he was made Dean of Westminster and was elevated by King James I to the Bishopric of Lincoln in 1621. When James I was succeeded by Charles I in 1625, Williams was quickly removed from office and was prevented from attending Parliament.
He was suspended from his benefices in 1636, fined, and imprisoned in the Tower of London until 1640. But Williams refused to resign as Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1640 the Lords forced the King to release him, and Williams resumed his offices and tried to steer a course between the extreme wings of the Church. He spent the last years of his life in his native north Wales, initially supporting the royalist cause, but eventually coming to an accommodation with the local parliamentarian commander in 1646.
In 1620 he was made Dean of Westminster and was elevated by King James I to the Bishopric of Lincoln in 1621. When James I was succeeded by Charles I in 1625, Williams was quickly removed from office and was prevented from attending Parliament.
He was suspended from his benefices in 1636, fined, and imprisoned in the Tower of London until 1640. But Williams refused to resign as Bishop of Lincoln.
In 1640 the Lords forced the King to release him, and Williams resumed his offices and tried to steer a course between the extreme wings of the Church. He spent the last years of his life in his native north Wales, initially supporting the royalist cause, but eventually coming to an accommodation with the local parliamentarian commander in 1646.