Robert Peters (bigamist) explained

Robert Peters (born Robert Michael Parkins; 1918–2005, Kettering General Hospital)[1] [2] was a British de-frocked minister, a plagiarist, a conman, and a bigamist who married at least eight women.[3] He was dubbed "the Romeo Rev" by the popular press. In 2019 he was the subject of a biography by Adam Sisman titled The Professor and the Parson: A Story of Desire, Deceit and Defrocking (Profile Books).[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morrison. Blake. 2019-05-25. The Professor & the Parson by Adam Sisman review – a story of desire, deceit and defrocking. 2020-12-14. the Guardian. en.
  2. Book: Sisman, Adam.. The Professor and the Parson: A Story of Desire, Deceit and Defrocking. 2019. Profile Books. 978-1-78283-530-1. 5.
  3. Web site: Whyte . William . A Cheat Dog-Collared The Professor & the Parson: A Story of Desire, Deceit & Defrocking By Adam Sisman . Literary Review . 19 May 2019 . May 2019.
  4. News: Fantasist, bigamist and cheat: the colourful career of Robert Parkin Peters. 4 May 2019. The Spectator. 6 May 2019.
  5. Web site: The Professor & the Parson by Adam Sisman review — a life of eight wives and uncontrollable lies. Laura. Freeman. 1 May 2019. 6 May 2019. Thetimes.co.uk.