Best Shaughan Holt Podcasts (2025)

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Series 2 Episode 9 - (New) The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists. 25:16

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Send us a text Audio • Season 2 • Episode 9 • The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists Artwork • Portrait of Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Clarendon, in praise of him stated that “If Bancroft had lived, he would have quickly extinguished all the fire in England that was kindled at Geneva.” Music 1 • “O Mistress Mine” Compo…

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(New) The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists. 25:16

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Regular episode Season 2 9 (New) The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists. Audio • Season 2 • Episode 9 • The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists Artwork • Portrait of Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Clarendon, in praise of him stated that “If Bancroft had lived, he would have quickly extinguished all the fire in Eng…

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Series 2 Episode 8 - (New) The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court - No Bishop, No King!. 28:28

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Send us a text Audio • Season 2 • Episode 8 • The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Artwork • Lambeth Palace Music 1 • Royal Brass Music Of King James 1 This collection features 17th-century English instrumental music, primarily composed for brass instruments of the time, and recorded under the direction of Thurston Dart. The …

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(New) The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court - No Bishop, No King!. 28:29

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Regular episode • Season 2 • 8 • (New) The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court - No Bishop, No King!. Audio • Season 2 • Episode 8 • The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Artwork • Lambeth Palace Music 1 • Royal Brass Music Of King James 1 This collection features 17th-century English instrumental music, primarily composed for b…

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Series 2 Episode 7 - From Refugees to Millenary and the New King. - Shorter listen. 27:06

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Send us a text Regular episode • Season 2 • 7 • From Refugees to Millenary and the New King Artwork • Funeral of Queen Elizabeth I-April 28, 1603. Published by janetwertman Music •Drop, drop, slow tears.Sung by the Cambridge Chorale, in Ely Cathedral. The cathedral's location on a raised island made it a prominent landmark in the flat Fens, earning…

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From Refugees to Millenary and the New King. 27:07

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Regular episode • Season 2 • 7 • From Refugees to Millenary and the New King. Artwork • Funeral of Queen Elizabeth I - April 28, 1603. Published by janetwertman Music • Drop, drop, slow tears. Sung by the Cambridge Chorale, in Ely Cathedral. From a Poem by Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650), Composer is Orlando Gibbons 1583—1625). Drop, drop, Slow tears,…

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Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam. 36:09

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Send us a text Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Exiles in Amsterdam. Artwork •The Canons of Dort, or Canons of Dordrecht. Formally titled The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands, is an exposition of orthodox Reformed soteriology against Arminianism, by the National Synod held in th…

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Exiles in Amsterdam. 36:09

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Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Exiles in Amsterdam. Artwork • The Canons of Dort, or Canons of Dordrecht. Formally titled The Decision of the Synod of Dort on the Five Main Points of Doctrine in Dispute in the Netherlands, is an exposition of orthodox Reformed soteriology against Arminianism, by the National Synod held in the Dutch city o…

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Series 2 Episode 5 - (Updated) A Vengeful Archbishop 33:09

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Send us a text Episode Type • Season Episode Season • Episode Episode Number • Episode Title Artwork • John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1602. John Whitgift (c1530-1604) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1567-1576. He became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1583. He attended Elizabeth I on her deathbed and crowned James I. Music (1)•H…

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A Vengeful Archbishop 33:10

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Episode Type • Season Episode Season • Episode Episode Number • Episode Title Artwork • John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1602. John Whitgift (c1530-1604) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1567-1576. He became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1583. He attended Elizabeth I on her deathbed and crowned James I. Music (1) • Hela'r Dryw (H…

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Series 2 Episode 4 - Imprisonments, within London's Jails 15:17

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Send us a text Artwork • The Gasthuiskerk is a Protestant church of the Christian Reformed Churches in Middelburg in the province of Zeeland . The church was built in 1493 as a chapel dedicated to Saint Barbara . The originally Roman Catholic hospital chapel was used by the residents of the abbey from 1568 to 1571 and was rented to English merchant…

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Imprisonments, within London's Jails 15:18

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Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 4 • Imprisonments, within London's Jails Artwork • The Gasthuiskerk is a Protestant church of the Christian Reformed Churches in Middelburg in the province of Zeeland . The church was built in 1493 as a chapel dedicated to Saint Barbara . The originally Roman Catholic hospital chapel was used by the residents of…

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Series 2 Episode 3 - (Updated) The Puritan presses are closed down 25:16

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Send us a text Artwork • Scrooby Manor House Music • At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners, Performed by The Aeolian Chorale. The poem "At the round earth's imagined corners", is one of English poet John Donne's(1572–1631) Holy Sonnets, where he explores the struggles and consolations of his Christian faith. The speaker in the poem tries to imagine…

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The Puritan presses are closed down 25:16

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Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 3 • The Puritan presses are closed down Artwork • Scrooby Manor House Music • At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners, Performed by The Aeolian Chorale. The poem "At the round earth's imagined corners", is one of English poet John Donne's(1572–1631) Holy Sonnets, where he explores the struggles and consolations of…

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Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate 40:07

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Send us a text Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of: 'The Protestation of Martin Marprelate’, 1589. Hastily created on an antiquated press hidden in a barn on a Coventry property, this last pamphlet was probably typeset by Martin’s collaborators, Job Throckmorton and John Penry. of Martin Marprelate'. Music • Daniel Bacheler: To Plead…

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Martin Marprelate 40:08

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Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 2 • Martin Marprelate Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of: 'The Protestation of Martin Marprelate’, 1589. Hastily created on an antiquated press hidden in a barn on a Coventry property, this last pamphlet was probably typeset by Martin’s collaborators, Job Throckmorton and John Penry. of Martin Ma…

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The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen. 25:12

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Send us a text Artwork • The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, drawn by Robert Beale (1541-1601), Clerk of the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth I, who wrote the official record of the execution to which he was an eyewitness. The evening before the execution he had read-out to Mary her death warrant and info…

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The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen. 25:12

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Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 1 • The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen. There are some writings which Seethe, with a barely concealed anger, even after more than four centuries. Two memoranda by Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council under Queen Elizabeth the first, exemplify this; in them, he expresses his outrage at Elizabeth’s effor…

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Series 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. 39:09

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Send us a text Artwork • The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots at Fotheringhay Castle on 8 February 1587, drawn by Robert Beale (1541-1601), Clerk of the Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth I, who wrote the official record of the execution to which he was an eyewitness. The evening before the execution he had read-out to Mary her death warrant and info…

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Series 2 Trailer - What to Expect and Why Listen. 3:07

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Send us a text This podcast focuses on history, particularly the English Separatist movement and its ties to the broader evolution of the Christian faith. At its heart is a story that describes the progression and global impact of the Protestant faith. It records how an emerging movement reshaped core Christian beliefs, partitioning Western Christi…

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Series 2 • What to Expect and Why Listen. 3:08

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Regular episode • Trailer • Series 2 • What to Expect and Why Listen. This podcast focuses on history, particularly the English Separatist movement and its ties to the broader evolution of the Christian faith. At its heart is a story that describes the progression and global impact of the Protestant faith. It records how an emerging movement reshap…

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Series 1 Trailer - Updated, what to expect. 2:51

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Send us a text This podcast explores the rich history of the English Non-Conformist and Separatist movements, examining their ties to the broader development of the Christian faith. At its heart, it tells the story of how Protestantism evolved and made a significant global impact. The podcast, illustrates how this emerging movement, reshaped fundam…

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Series 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. 31:19

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Send us a text The Artwork is a Painted portrait of Martin Luther, 1528 Artist:Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) Painting Location: The Coburg Fortress, a medieval fortress, situated above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. The Music is Kyrie, from the Gregorian Plainsong Mass, Missa Orbis Factor. This episode …

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Protestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen. 23:09

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Send us a text The Artwork is a Painted portrait of Martin Luther, 1528 Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553). Painting Location: The Coburg Fortress, a medieval fortress, situated above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. The Music is: Kyrie, from the Gregorian Plainsong Mass, Missa Orbis Factor. This episo…

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Series 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. 26:30

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Send us a text The Artwork is: The cover page of the Coverdale Bible, which was first printed in 1535. The Music is: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'; Composer: Martin Luther. In this episode, we discuss the life and death of Thomas More, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. We then focus on Myles Coverdal…

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Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen. 17:28

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Send us a text The Artwork is: The cover page of the Coverdale Bible, which was first printed in 1535. The Music is: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'; Composer: Martin Luther. William Tyndale, is widely recognised as a groundbreaking English biblical scholar, whose translations played a crucial role in making the Bible …

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Series 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. 29:22

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Send us a text The Artwork is The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547 The Music is John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540. This moving and beautiful piece is thought to be a setting of the first two verses of Psalm 42. The piece is important in the transition from the florid pre-reformation style to the imitative Renaissance style. In 1547, K…

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The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen. 22:39

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Send us a text The Artwork is The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547 The Music is John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540. This moving and beautiful piece is thought to be a setting of the first two verses of Psalm 42. The piece is important in the transition from the florid pre-reformation style to the imitative Renaissance style. In 1547, K…

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Series 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary. 32:12

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Send us a text The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554 The Music is The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant. After Edward's death, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553 and was held safely in the Tower of London, awaiting her coronation. Upon hearing of Edward's death, Mary Tudor, fearing for he…

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(New) Bloody Mary - Shorter listen. 29:05

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Send us a text The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554 The Music is The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant. This is a shorter version, for a quicker read, than the original. After Edward's death, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553 but was soon replaced by Mary Tudor, who fled to East Anglia …

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Season 1 Episode 5 - Geneva: The First English Study Bible. 32:22

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Send us a text The artwork is the cover from an original copy of the Geneva Bible dated 1560. The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the Douay Rheims Bible by 22 years, and the King James Version by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th-century English Protestantism and wa…

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Season 1 Episode 6 - Elizabeth's Religious Settlement 30:06

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Send us a text The Artwork isa Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, by anonymous Artist. It location is The Rijks Museum, Amsterdam. The Music is The Volta, a couples' renaissance dance. The Protestant exiles, who had fled Mary’s revived heresy laws and executions, were beginning to return to England and campaign for ecclesiastical reforms. T…

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Series 1 Episode 7 - Mary Queen of Scots 28:01

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Send us a text The Artwork is A Miniature of Mary Queen of Scots. c 1559 by François Clouet. This exquisite miniature is related to a drawing by the artist François Clouet, held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris, likely dated slightly earlier to 1555. Her clothing is updated in the miniature, particularly the detail of the ruff in the d…

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Series 1 Episode 8 - John Knox and the Presbyterian Offensive. 37:33

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Send us a text The artwork is The International Monument to the Reformation, commonly referred to as the Reformation Wall, which was inaugurated in 1909 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Wall, stands within the premises of the University of Geneva, honouring the legacy of John Calvin, its founder. At the center of the monument, from left to right, are fo…

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Series 1 Episode 9 - An Admonition to the Parliament 36:14

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Send us a text Audio • Season 1 • Episode 9 An Admonition to the Parliament The Artwork is The title page of Travers’ Ecclesiasticae Disciplinae. Located in the University of Glasgow library. The Music is John Dowland. Now, O Now Our Needs Must Part, Lute Song by Les Canards. From The First Book of Songs or Airs. A collection of songs by John Dowla…

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Series 1 Episode 10 - Norwich, Robert Browne & Congregationalism. 34:23

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Send us a text The artwork is The St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Halls, together with their crypt and cloister, and is known collectively as The Halls Norwich. Grade 1 listed they form the most complete medieval friary complex still surviving in England. The first piece of music is Greensleeves, a traditional English folk song. Its roots can be trace…

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Series 1 Episode 11 - Reformation, without Tarrying for Any. 22:34

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Send us a text The artwork is a commemorative stone located in the churchyard of St. Giles in Northampton, part of a memorial dedicated to Robert Browne. The music performed is "This Is the Record of John," arranged by Nico Muhly and played by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. This verse anthem was composed by Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625) and is…

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Series 1 Episode 12 - The Protestant Crusade in Holland 38:58

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Send us a text Series 1 • Episode 12 • The Protestant Crusade in Holland The artwork is "The Ratification of the Peace of Münster". Painted in 1648, by Gerard ter Borch, 1617 to 1681. It depicts the treaty between Spain and the Dutch Republic, signed in the town hall of Münster, Westphalia on 15 May 1648. The music is Ave Verum Corpus – Composed by…

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The Protestant Crusade in Holland. 38:58

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Regular episode • Series 1 • Episode 12 • The Protestant Crusade in Holland. Series 1 • Episode 12 • The Protestant Crusade in Holland The artwork is "The Ratification of the Peace of Münster". Painted in 1648, by Gerard ter Borch, 1617 to 1681. It depicts the treaty between Spain and the Dutch Republic, signed in the town hall of Münster, Westphal…

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Reformation, without Tarrying for Any. 22:34

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 11 • Reformation, without Tarrying for Any. The artwork is a commemorative stone located in the churchyard of St. Giles in Northampton, part of a memorial dedicated to Robert Browne. The music performed is "This Is the Record of John," arranged by Nico Muhly and played by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Th…

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Norwich, Robert Browne & Congregationalism. 34:23

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 10 • Norwich, Robert Browne & Congregationalism. The artwork is The St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Halls, together with their crypt and cloister, and is known collectively as The Halls Norwich. Grade 1 listed they form the most complete medieval friary complex still surviving in England. The first piece of music i…

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An Admonition to the Parliament. 36:15

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 9 • An Admonition to the Parliament. The Artwork is The title page of Travers’ Ecclesiasticae Disciplinae. Located in the University of Glasgow library. The Music is John Dowland. Now, O Now Our Needs Must Part, Lute Song by Les Canards. From The First Book of Songs or Airs. A collection of songs by John Dowland…

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John Knox and the Presbyterian Offensive. 37:33

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 8 • John Knox and the Presbyterian Offensive. Artwork • The International Monument to the Reformation, usually known as the Reformation Wall, was inaugurated in 1909 in Geneva, Switzerland. The Wall, stands within the premises of the University of Geneva, honouring the legacy of John Calvin, its founder. At the …

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Mary Queen of Scots. 28:02

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 7 • Mary Queen of Scots. Audio • Season 1 • Episode 7 Mary Queen of Scots The Artwork is A Miniature of Mary Queen of Scots. c 1559 by François Clouet. This exquisite miniature is related to a drawing by the artist François Clouet, held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France Paris, likely dated slightly earlier…

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Elizabeth's Religious Settlement. 30:06

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 6 • Elizabeth's Religious Settlement. The Artwork isa Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, by anonymous Artist. It location is The Rijks Museum, Amsterdam. The Music is The Volta, a couples' renaissance dance. The Protestant exiles, who had fled Mary’s revived heresy laws and executions, were beginning to …

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Geneva: The First English Study Bible. 32:23

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 5 • Geneva: The First English Study Bible. The artwork is the cover from an original copy of the Geneva Bible dated 1560. The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the Douay Rheims Bible by 22 years, and the King James Version by 51 years. It w…

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(New) Bloody Mary - Shorter listen. 27:07

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Episode 4 The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554 The Music is The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant. This is a shorter version, for a quicker read, than the original. After Edward's death, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553 but was soon replaced by Mary Tudor, who fled to East Anglia for s…

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Bloody Mary. 32:13

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Regular episode • 4 • Bloody Mary. Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 4 • Bloody Mary. Artwork • Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554 Music • The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant. After Edward's death, Lady Jane was proclaimed Queen on 10 July 1553 and was held safe in the Tower of London chambers awaiting coronatio…

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The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen. 22:40

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 3 • The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen. Artwork • The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547 Music • John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540. This Episode In 1547, King Henry VIII's nine-year-old son, Edward VI, became the first English monarch raised as a Protestant. Notable French Protestant reformer …

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Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen. 17:29

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Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 2 • Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen. The Artwork is: The cover page of the Coverdale Bible, which was first printed in 1535. The Music is: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, 'A Mighty Fortress Is Our God'; Composer: Martin Luther. In this episode, we discuss the life and death of Thomas More, author, statesma…