"He took his religion by trust": The Matter of Ben Jonson's Conversion

By James P. Crowley

During his imprisonment for the murder of Gabriel Spencer in 1598, Ben Jonson converted to the outlawed Roman Catholic Church, and for the next 12 years made no attempt to conceal his recusant status. Jonson's biography and the historical documents…

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