History of the Church of England place of pilgrimage Canterbury was, in the 13th century, second only to Santiago de Compostela. John Wycliffe (about 1320 – 31 December 1384) was an English theologian and an early dissident against the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. He founded the Lollard movement, which opposed a number of practices of the Church. He was also against papal encroachments on secular power. Wycliffe was associated with statements indicating that the Church in Rome is not the head of all churches, nor did St Peter have any more powers given to him than other disciples. These statements were related to
Wycliffe and the House of Fear wife, Julia (another wealthy, independent woman), did several years prior, supposedly having been killed in a boating accident. When Wycliffe, who has been recovering from an illness in the area, arrives on the scene, his curiosity aroused by the mystery of Roger's wives and his home, he soon suspects that the family know more about matters than they're letting on... Wycliffe and the House of Fear Wycliffe and the House of Fear (1995) is a crime novel by Cornish writer W. J. Burley featuring detective Charles Wycliffe. For five hundred years, the Kemps, a fiercely Catholic family, have held onto