A Shropshire Connection … Richard Baxter was, for a time, a chaplain to Cromwell’s army.  Baxter is usually associated with Kidderminster where his statue stands, but in fact he was born in Shropshire at Eaton Constantine.  His parents were married at High Ercall and Richard Baxter married Margaret Charlton of Apley Castle near Wellington.   He began … Continue reading Ye Holy Angels Bright – Richard Baxter (1615-1691)