Robert Taylor (Radical)

Robert Taylor (Radical)

Reverend Robert Taylor (1784–1844), was an early 19th century Radical, a clergyman turned freethinker whose "Infidel home missionary tour" was a dramatic incident in Charles Darwin's education, subsequently leaving Charles Darwin with a horrifying memory of "the Devil's Chaplain" as a warning of the dangers of dissent from established Church of England doctrine.

Read more about Robert Taylor (Radical):  Qualification and Turn To Anti-clericalism, Infidel Home Missionary Tour, The Devil's Chaplain, Darwin Recalls Taylor

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