Reformation
The events that led to a permanent schism in the Western Christian church. The protest of Martin Luther in 1517 struck a chord with many who felt that the church had become worldly and needed... read more |
Diarmaid MacCulloch reflects on the 'after-life' of Henry VIII's archbishop, burnt at the stake as a Protestant martyr under Mary. |
Michael Mullett shows that key Protestant reformers were influenced by Erasmus's Christian Humanism, as well as by Luther's theology. Published in History Review, Issue: 71, 2011
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Patrick Williams reveals the courage of Henry VIII's Spanish wife. |
Launching our new 'Treasures from the London Library' series in which, every fortnight, we reveal undiscovered documents from the collections of the London Library, Dunia Garcia-Ontiveros highlights several books with examples of both Catholic and Lutheran visual propaganda used during the Reformation. Published in The History Today website
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Richard Wilkinson elucidates the paradoxical career of one of the key figures of English Protestantism. |
Simon Lemieux examines examples of German Protestant propaganda. |
Lucy Wooding introduces a highly significant, but often much misunderstood, cultural force. |
R. E. Foster puts the dissolution of the monasteries into historical context. |
Kenneth Fincham and Nicholas Tyacke look at the ways ordinary people responded to religious changes within their places of worship from the Reformation to the Restoration. Published in History Today, 2008
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Michael Mullett introduces the life and work of a remarkable Protestant leader. |
Marie Rowlands charts the changing fortunes of a religious minority. |
Derek Wilson looks at the great religious reformer and asks why his life and work have seemed so significant to so many diverse people for almost 500 years. Published in History Today, Volume: 57 Issue: 5
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Will Saunders asks whether one of the ‘villains’ of the English Reformation deserves his reputation. |
Pauline Croft explains the origins of Bonfire Night by reconstructing events 400 years ago. |
Paul Doolan visits a new museum in Geneva that presents the history of Reformed Christianity and Calvinism as a key and positive factor in European history. Published in History Today, Volume: 55 Issue: 8
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Russel Tarr outlines what was at issue in the clash between Catholics and Protestants. |
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