John Selden was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learne
John Selden (portrait by an unknown artist)
Tracts, published posthumously in 1683, contained English translations
A portrait of John Selden held by the National Portrait Gallery, London
Volumes published by the Selden Society
Edward Stillingfleet was an English Christian theologian and scholar. Considered an outstanding preacher as well as a strong polemical writer defending Anglicanism, Stillingfleet was known as "the bea
Portrait of Bishop Stillingfleet by Mary Beale, circa 1690
St Pauls Cathedral in 1896