Book Launch - Temptation and Downfall of the Vicar of Stanton Lacy

SAVE THE DATE - Book launch, recital, wine and music.

On the inner south wall of the ancient church of St Peter’s, Stanton Lacy, is a plaque listing all the vicars who have served there since 1300. Halfway down the list, in 1679, are the dates of the Reverend Robert Foulkes. What is doesn’t say is why his time there ended so abruptly. He was hanged that year at Tyburn.

His tale is a moving account of a forbidden, passionate love affair that turns sour, of village jealousies, of the joys and troubles of an agricultural Shropshire community in the aftermath of the Restoration. And as Pembridge historian Dr Klein points out in his moving and accurately told tale, it is a universal story of human strengths and weaknesses. Dr Klein has managed to discover archive material which brings the whole drama, known throughout 17th century England, back to life.

As a fundraiser for local churches, and in particular St Peter’s church where this story begins, the Unwin Charitable Trust has donated copies of this book, with every penny raised going to the church. The normally £12 book is available to all worshippers and visitors in return for a £10 donation to the church in which the book is available.

The charity event will be launched on Saturday 17 May at 6.30pm at St Peter’s Stanton Lacy, and the PCC welcomes all to this short evening of dramatic readings, music and wine.

Also check out other Nonprofit events in Ludlow, Performances in Ludlow.