He  became  a  favourite  of  Prince  Albert,  and
in  1859  he  was  made  Chaplain  in  Ordinary  to
the  Queen.  In  1860  he  was  appointed
Regius  Professor  of  Modern  History  at
Cambridge,  and  it  soon  became  apparent  that
he  was  very  imperfectly  acquainted  with  the
subject  which  he  had  to  teach ;  but  his
lectures  were  attended  by  the  Prince  of  Wales,
afterwards  King  Edward  vn.  He  was  now
attaining  a  wide  influence,  but  in  1864  he
made  a  fatal  slip.  He  had  published  in
Macmillaii's  Magazine  an  article  in  which  he
roundly  accused  the  Roman  Catholic  Church
in  general,  and  Dr.  Newman  (q.v.)  in  par-
ticular, of  teaching  systematic  lying.  When
Newman  challenged  him  for  proof  he  failed
abjectly  to  produce  it,  but  had  not  the  grace
to  apologise  or  withdraw.  His  lumbering
attempts  at  self-justification  elicited  New-
man's Apologia  pro  Vita  Sua.  Newman's
sincerity  was  triumphantly  vindicated,  and
Kingsley  stood  displayed  as  a  rash  and
reckless  accuser  of  his  brethren,  and  a  most
unskilful  controversialist.
From  that  time  his  influence  palpably
declined,  but  his  worldly  fortunes  mended.
Mr.  Gladstone  (q.v.)  made  him  a  Canon  of
Chester  in  1869,  and  of  Westminster  in  1873.
His  last  prominent  intervention  in  public
controversy  was  in  1873,  when  he  came
forward  as  a  champion  of  the  Athanasian
Creed,  laying  special  stress  on  the  testimony
which  it  bears  to  the  doctrine  of  the  Inter-
mediate State.  [a.  w.  E.  E.]

Charles  Kingsley :  His  Letters  and  Memories
of  his  Life,  by  his  wife ;  J.  H.  Newman,
Apologia  pro  Vita  Sua.
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KITCHIN,  Anthony  (1477-1563),  Bishop
of  Llandaff,  was  originally  a  Westminster
Benedictine,  and  later  Abbot  of  Eynsham.  He
was  made  Bishop  of  Llandaff  in  1545,  and  held
the  see  uninterruptedly  till  his  death  in  1563.
