William Stukeley
William Stukeley (7 November 1687 – 3 March 1765) was an English antiquarian, physician and Anglican clergyman. A significant influence on the later development of archaeology, he pioneered the scholarly investigation of the prehistoric monuments of Stonehenge and Avebury in Wiltshire. He published over twenty books on archaeology and other subjects during his lifetime. Born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, as the son of a lawyer, Stukeley worked in his father's law business before attending Saint Benet's College, Cambridge (now Corpus Christi College). In 1709, he began studying medicine at St Thomas' Hospital, Southwark, before working as a general practitioner in Boston, Lincolnshire.From 1710 until 1725, he embarked on annual tours of the countryside, seeking out archaeological monuments and other features that interested him; he wrote up and published several accounts of his travels. In 1717, he returned to London and established himself within the city's antiquarian circles. In 1718, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and became the first secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of London. In 1721, he became a Freemason and, in 1722, co-founded the Society of Roman Knights, an organisation devoted to the study of Roman Britain. In the early 1720s, Stukeley developed a particular interest in Stonehenge and Avebury, two prehistoric stone circles in Wiltshire. He visited them repeatedly, undertaking fieldwork to determine their dimensions.
In 1726, Stukeley relocated to Grantham, Lincolnshire, where he married. In 1729 he was ordained as a cleric in the Church of England and appointed vicar of All Saints' Church in Stamford, Lincolnshire. He was a friend of the Archbishop of Canterbury William Wake, who encouraged him to use his antiquarian studies to combat the growth of deism and freethought in Britain. To this end, Stukeley developed the belief that Britain's ancient druids had followed a monotheistic religion inherited from the Biblical Patriarchs; he called this druidic religion "Patriarchal Christianity". He further argued that the druids had erected the stone circles as part of serpentine monuments symbolising the Trinity.
In 1747, he returned to London as rector of St George the Martyr, Holborn. In the last part of his life, he became instrumental in British scholarship's acceptance of Charles Bertram's forged ''Description of Britain'' and wrote one of the earliest biographies of Sir Isaac Newton. Stukeley's ideas influenced various antiquaries throughout the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, in addition to artists like William Blake, although these had been largely rejected by archaeologists by the second half of the 19th century. Stukeley was the subject of multiple biographies and academic studies by scholars like Stuart Piggott, David Boyd Haycock and Ronald Hutton. Provided by Wikipedia
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A comment on an Ode of Horace, shewing the Bacchus of the Heathen to be the Jehovah of the Jews by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Itinerarium curiosum, or an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Stonehenge, a temple, restor'd to the British druids by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Palaeographia Britannica or discourses on antiquities in Britain by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Of the gout : in two parts. First, a letter to Sir Hans Sloan, Bart. about the cure of the gout, by oyls externally apply'd: secondly, a treatise of the cause and cure of the gout.... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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<<An>> account of a large silver plate, of antique basso relievo, Roman workmanship, found in Derbyshire, 1729. Read before the Antiquarian Society of London, 8 April, 1736. By Wil... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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<<An>> account of a Roman temple : and other antiquities, near Graham's Dike in Scotland. by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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I having been sollicited, by friends who are pleas'd to approve of Stonehenge, to publish the further description of the temples of the druids in the Brittannic Isles: ... This vol... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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<<The>> medallic history of Marcvs Avrelivs Valerivs Caravsivs, Emperor in Brittain : Book I. By William Stukeley, M. D. Rector of St. George, Queen-Square, Fellow of the College o... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Palæographia Britannica: or, discourses on antiquities that relate to the history of Britain : Number III. Oriuna wife of Carausius, Emperor of Britain. Addressed to Dr. Mead. By W... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Palæographia Britannica: or, discourses on antiquities in Britain : Number I. Origines Roystonianæ, or, an account of the oratory of Lady Roisia Foundress of Royston, discovered at... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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<<A>> letter from Dr. Stukeley to Mr. Macpherson : on his publication of Fingal and Temora. With a print of Cathmor's shield. by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Itinerarium curiosum : or, an account of the antiquities, and remarkable curiosities in nature or art, observed in travels through Great Britain. Illustrated with copper plates. Ce... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Stonehenge a temple restor'd to the British druids : By William Stukeley, M. D. Rector of All Saints in Stamford. by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Palæographia sacra: or, discourses on monuments of antiquity that relate to sacred history : Number I. A comment on an ode of Horace, shewing the Bacchus of the heathen to be the J... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Of the spleen : its description and history, uses and diseases, particularly the vapors, with their remedy. Being a Lecture read at the Royal College of Physicians, London, 1722. T... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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<<The>> healing of diseases, a character of the Messiah : Being the anniversary sermon preached before the Royal College of Physicians, London; on September 20, 1750. In the Church... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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<<A>> letter to Sir Hans Sloan : Bart. President of the College of Physicians, London, And of the Royal Society; about the Cure of the Gout, By Oils externally apply'd. From W. Stu... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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National judgments the consequence of a national profanation of the Sabbath : A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at St. Margaret's, Westminster; on the 30th... by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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Palæographia sacra. Or discourses on sacred subjects. By William Stukeley, M. D. Rector of St. George, Queen-Square. by Stukeley, William 1687-1765
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