Person DS/UK/130 Edwards; Francis (1922-2006); Jesuit Priest Edwards Francis 1922-2006 Jesuit Priest Male Born 16 January 1922, London. Entered the English Province of the Society of Jesus 1 September 1947. Ordained as a Roman Catholic Priest 6 July 1957. Took final vows 2 February 1980. Died 14 September 2006, London.

Member of the British Province of the Society of Jesus Books and Articles: Editor, Seeing the Faith, some suggestions for visual aids for teachers of religion, catechists and others. Foreword by William Lawson. London: Burns & Oates, 1955. Most Incomparable Lady: English Catholicism and the French Marriage of 1625, The Month, n.s. 24 (September 1960) 164-78. An English Bishop and the other Council, The Month, n.s. 28 (December 1962) 325-35. St Omers to Stonyhurst: Fr Hubert Chadwick's History, The Month, n.s. 29 (February 1963) 100-07. Robin Goodfellow or Robin the Devil? Enigma of the First Earl of Salisbury, The Month, n.s. 30 (July 1963) 12-21 The Dangerous Queen. London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1964. I am no clerk! A Sidelight on Sir William Cecil, The Month, n.s. 31 (April 1964) 211-18. Ridolphi and the Queen of Scots, The Month, n.s. 32 (September 1964) 129-36. 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Clement Tigar: an Appreciation, The Ransomer 26 (1976) 8-9. Alexander the Coppersmith, Sacred Heart Messenger (April 1977) 46-47. The Residence of Saint John, 1717-1858: Part II, The Jesuits outside Alnwick and Durham City, Northern Catholic History 5 (Spring 1977) 13-20. Mackenzie (Alexandre), Dictionnaire de Spiritualité, vol. 10. Paris: Beauchesne, 1977. Cols. 52-53. Thou shalt not kill, Sacred Heart Messenger (September 1977) 33-35. History in fiction, The Bard l (1977) 111-28. Humble of Heart, Sacred Heart Messenger (September 1978) 21-22. Sermon for the Feast of St Philip Neri, 26 May 1978, The Oratory Parish Magazine 56 ( July 1978) 3-9. The claim for Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland as William Shakespeare, The Bard 2 (1979) 39-70. The second Founder of the Jesuits: a Review Article, Royal Stuart Review 2 (1979) 64-67. Province Archives, Letters & Notices 84 (1980) 3-7. More, Henry (cols. 1725-27); Morris, John (cols. 1746-47); Mumford, James (cols. 1840-41). 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