William Weston (prior)
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Sir William Weston was the last Prior of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in England before the Dissolution of the Monasteries, during the reign of King Henry VIII. As s
Opening of Parliament by Henry VIII at Bridewell in 1523; a contemporary illustration from the Wriothesley Garter Book. Weston, as Prior of the Order of St John, Premier Baron, is the figure dressed in black sitting at the right end of the crossbench with the barons, facing the king
Clerkenwell Priory
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Clerkenwell Priory was a priory of the Monastic Order of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, in present Clerkenwell, London. The Order observed the Rule of Saint Augustine. The Priory wa
William Weston (prior)
…following the death of Prior Thomas Docwra, he was appointed Lord Prior of England, by bull of the Grand Master. The Lord Prior had his headquarters at Clerkenwell Priory, on the edge of the City of London, and ranked as premier baron in the roll of peers. There was some difficulty over the appointment and a rumour was…
Three views of the Priory of St John of Jerusalem in Clerkenwell by Wenceslaus Hollar (1661)
18th-century view of the South Gate (now known as St John's Gate)
Alternative view of the South Gate
Clerkenwell Priory of the Order of Saint John, in January 2020