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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Book thought to have been used to convert Charles II to Catholicism goes on show

A rare book believed to have been used to convert an English king to Catholicism has gone on public display.

The copy of the Missale Romanum, or the Roman Missal, was owned by Father John Huddleston, who helped save the life of King Charles II and had the book with him when the monarch converted to the Catholic faith on his deathbed.

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