Archbishop James Beaton · Fred Adams

The Church · d. 1539

Archbishop James Beaton

Played by Fred Adams · Lead · Cast

Archbishop of St Andrews and the most powerful churchman in Scotland.

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James Beaton became Archbishop of St Andrews in 1522 and was a leading figure in both church and government during the minority of King James V.

It was Beaton who summoned Patrick Hamilton to St Andrews in 1528. In the film he embodies the authority of the old order, and the belief that silencing one voice could stop an idea.

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  • 1522 A new archbishop
  • 29 Feb 1528 St Andrews. The first flame.
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