Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Beale
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Beale
Title
William Beale (1634-1644)
Date(s)
- 1633-1644 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
25 items, paper and parchment
Context area
Name of creator
(1634-1644)
Biographical history
William Beale (died 1651) was an English royalist churchman, Master in turn of Jesus College, Cambridge and St John's College, Cambridge.
In 1642, Beale was active in raising funds for Charles I’s cause; urging St John’s and other colleges to send money and plate to the king at Nottingham. Oliver Cromwell failed to intercept Beale and the treasure in Huntingdonshire, but later arrested Beale in the College chapel along with the Masters of Jesus and Queens’ Colleges. The three men were transported to the Tower of London. He was removed from his Mastership by the earl of Manchester on 13 March 1644.
He died in Madrid on 1 October 1651.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers relating to the Mastership of William Beale.