Talk:Hensley Henson

A few early thoughts
I am reading this with interest and pleasure. Here are a few thoughts on the early sections:
 * Early years: There's a shortage of date/year information between 1873 and 1884. It would be helpful to know when Henson ran away from school, the dates of his schoolmastering in Brigg, and the date be began his ex-collegiate studies. Do we know how he supported himself during these studies – did he continue teaching at Brigg?
 * All Souls: There is something of a lacuna in the account of Henson's ordination. At what point was he confirmed into the Anglican Church? This would have been essential before his acceptance for ordination training. And, where did this trainng take place, and under whose supervision?
 * Westminster
 * I'd refer to Williams as "his eventual successor as Bishop of Durham (the succession is in the distant future), and add a comma after "Williams"
 * Date range 1870–49 needs clarifying
 * I don't want to be a spoilsport, but the story of Asquith suggesting Henson as Archbishop of York in 1908 seems more than "probably" apocryphal. Henson had held no position in the Church higher than canon. When Lang got the job, he has been a suffragen bishop for seven years, and the scale of promotion was still treated as startling. Also, I don't really understand the point of the king's reply, but perhaps my mind lacks subtlety. If the story is kept, I'd certainly alter "probably" to "certainly".


 * Dean and bishop
 * Why does "Socialism" have a capital?
 * Did he write "Mombassa" rather than "Mombasa"? If so, must be worth a sic.

I will read on. Brianboulton (talk) 22:29, 14 November 2014 (UTC)
 * All very much ad rem, and all acted on. Thank you very much.  Tim riley  talk    10:30, 16 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Dean and bishop (continued)
 * "A serious doctrinal row within the Church seemed to many to put Henson out of the running for elevation to the bishopric". What bishopric was he in line for? If you mean generally rather than to a specific post, it should be "a bishopric"


 * Durham
 * "what Grimley calls" is a form previously used, and might be tweaked to something else?
 * "For the same reason he was against public spending on social welfare." The "same reason" presumably meaning "negation of individuality". This seems a somewhat harsh and Tory, like saying to a starving family: "You must work out your own salvation". I would like to think he had a more positive message than that.

I really can't find much else to add. It's a very neat summary of the great (?) man's career. I still would like to know the details of his ordination process – maybe it's covered in that ominous-sounding autobiography, which I suppose would need to be read, or at least looked at, if the article were to aspire to FAC. The 3-volume edition cost £10 plus postage on ABE – I'm almost tempted. (You, of course, have the British Library at your disposal). Brianboulton (talk) 23:07, 16 November 2014 (UTC)

Added thought: I think that Henson's hostility to the 1936 Jarrow March is worth a mention. He not only denounced it, but rebuked his suffragan, the Bishop of Jarrow, for blessing the marchers, and forced the poor man to recant. Various sources available, should you need them. Brianboulton (talk) 09:43, 17 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for this informal peer review. All points acted on. You rather confirm my feeling that the article is not quite substantial enough for FAC, and I think I'll send it off in the direction of GAN.  Tim riley  talk    16:25, 21 November 2014 (UTC)