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The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript added).Audio • Season 2 • Episode 9 • The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-ConformistsArtwork • 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” Composer : • Thomas Morley (1557/8–1602). He was an English composer known for madrigals and other secular music.The song : • An instrumental piece titled "O Mistress Mine" appeared in his 1599 collection, Consort Lessons. The lyrics : •...
2025-11-0225 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript added).Regular episode Season 2 9 Series 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript added).Audio • Season 2 • Episode 9 • The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-ConformistsArtwork • 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” Composer : • Thomas Morley (1557/8–1602).He was an English composer known for madrigals and other secular music.The song : • An instrumental piece titled "O Mistress...
2025-11-0225 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsFeedback RequestSend us a text**Feedback Request** As "The Rise of the Protestants" continues to evolve, I've taken some time to reflect on ways to keep the story engaging and relevant for you, the listeners. Right at the start, I intended to put my thoughts into a book, but I soon realised that at this moment, it wasn't the right path for this project. Instead, it became my first and only podcast.Initially, each episode was intended to showcase up to six pieces of artwork, including paintings, architectural marvels, intriguing objects, and...
2025-10-1000 minThe Rise of the ProtestantsProtestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen.Send us a textThis episode examines the origins of a Protestant movement that significantly altered fundamental Christian beliefs.The term "Protestant" originated from the Protestation at Speyer in 1529, where nobles opposed the decrees from the Diet of Worms that threatened the forfeiture of property for supporters of Lutheranism.Martin Luther, a German priest, theologian, religious reformer, author, and Augustinian friar, was born on November 10, 1483, in Saxony. He was a key figure in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation and is often regarded as the pivotal leader of the movement whose followers became known as...
2025-08-0422 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, Part 2. From York to Canterbury, by way of Sturton-le-Steeple . (Transcript added).The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court.Part 2. From York to Canterbury, by way of Sturton-le-Steeple. (Transcript added).The Common Era (CE/BCE) is a neutral alternative to BC/AD, used for the same calendar in academic and multicultural contexts.Artwork • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Sturton-le-Steeple.St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Sturton-le-Steeple is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church near Retford, Nottinghamshire. Dating from the 12th century, it was rebuilt in 1902 after a fire. The church has six bells, medieval and later monuments, and...
2025-05-3028 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeason 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, Part 2. From York to Canterbury, by way of Sturton-le-Steeple . (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 8 • Season 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, Part 2. From York to Canterbury, by way of Sturton-le-Steeple . (Transcript added).The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court.Part 2. From York to Canterbury, by way of Sturton-le-Steeple.The Common Era (CE/BCE) is a neutral alternative to BC/AD, used for the same calendar in academic and multicultural contexts.Artwork • St Peter and St Paul's Church, Sturton-le-Steeple.St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Sturton-le-Steeple is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church near Retford, Nottingham...
2025-05-3028 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court; No Bishop – No King. Part 1. Britain, its beginnings, language and religion (Transcript added).Audio • Season 2 • Episode 8 • The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Part 1. Britain and its beginnings, language and religion. Artwork • Lambeth Palace. Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Located in North Lambeth on the south bank of the River Thames, it stands roughly 400 yards southeast of the Palace of Westminster, home to Parliament, directly across the river. Music • Rhenish Hymns of Praise to the Virgin (c. 1500)Song:Puer natus in Bethlehem, “A child is born in Be...
2025-05-2926 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeason 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Part 1. Britain and its beginnings, language and religion. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 8 • Season 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Part 1. Britain and its beginnings, language and religion. (Transcript added).The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Part 1. Britain and its beginnings, language and religion.Artwork • Lambeth Palace. Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.Located in North Lambeth on the south bank of the River Thames, it stands roughly 400 yards southeast of the Palace of Westminster, home to Parliament, directly across the river.Mus...
2025-05-2926 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 8 - 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 1This collection features 17th-century English instrumental music, primarily composed for brass instruments of the time, and recorded under the direction of Thurston Dart. The ensemble includes:- Maurice André and Jean Pirot (trumpets)- Maurice Suzan, Henri Arqué, Camille Verdier, and Bernard Gallot (trombones)- Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord continuo)The piece is performed by a six-member ensemble of trumpets and trombones...
2025-05-2828 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court - No Bishop, No King! (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • 8 • Series 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court - No Bishop, No King! (Transcript added).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 1This collection features 17th-century English instrumental music, primarily composed for brass instruments of the time, and recorded under the direction of Thurston Dart. The ensemble includes:- Maurice André and Jean Pirot (trumpets)- Maurice Suzan, Henri Arqué, Camille Verdier, and Bernard Gallot (trombones)- Robert Veyron...
2025-05-2828 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 7 - From Refugees to Millenary and the New King. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • 7 • From Refugees to Millenary and the New King Artwork • Funeral of Queen Elizabeth I-April 28, 1603.Published by janetwertmanMusic •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 it the nickname "Ship of the Fens", a name that reflects the eel-filled waters that once surrounded it. From a Poem by Phineas Fletcher (1582-1650), Composer is Orlando Gibbons...
2025-05-2427 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added).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 of Dordrecht in 1618–1619.Music • Be Still for the Presence of the Lord.Text & Melody by David J. Evans. Both the words and the music for ‘Be Still for the Presence of the Lord’ wer...
2025-05-2436 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 7 - From Refugees to Millenary and the New King (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • 7 • Series 2 Episode 7 - From Refugees to Millenary and the New King (Transcript added).Artwork • Funeral of Queen Elizabeth I - April 28, 1603.Published by janetwertmanMusic • 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, is a devotional reflection sung at Passiontide, but not specific to that season. Orlando Gibbons, joined text by the Jacobean poet and clergyman Phineas Fletcher to a hymn tune, Song 46, which was published in 1623. Interes...
2025-05-2427 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added).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 of Dordrecht in 1618–1619.Music • Be Still for the Presence of the Lord.Text & Melody by David J. Evans. Both the words and the music for ‘Be Still for the Presence of the Lord’ were...
2025-05-2336 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 5 - A Vengeful Archbishop (Transcript added).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 (Hunting the Wren). An Ancient Welsh folk song, sung by the band Fernhill.Hunting the Wren’ in Wales usually took place between the 6th of January and the 12th which was Twelfth Night. It was a custom connected with luck-visiting and formed part of the celebrations ar...
2025-05-2233 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 5 - A Vengeful Archbishop (Transcript added).Episode Type • Season Episode Season • Episode Episode Number • Episode TitleArtwork • 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 (Hunting the Wren).An Ancient Welsh folk song, sung by the band Fernhill.Hunting the Wren’ in Wales usually took place between the 6th of January and the 12th which was Twelfth Night. It was a custom connected with luck-visiting and formed part...
2025-05-2233 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 4 - Imprisonments, within London's Jails (Transcript added).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 merchants from 1579 to 1589. The chapel was subsequently assigned to the Reformed Church in 1589 and in 1799 it became a Roman Catholic church again. In 1845 the building was sold to the Christian Separated Churches and in 1936 it was purchased by th...
2025-05-2215 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 4 - Imprisonments, within London's Jails (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 4 • Series 2 Episode 4 - Imprisonments, within London's Jails (Transcript added).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 merchants from 1579 to 1589. The chapel was subsequently assigned to the Reformed Church in 1589 and in 1799 it became a Roman Catholic church again. In 1845 the building was sold to the Christian Separate...
2025-05-2115 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 3 - The Puritan presses are closed down (Transcript added).Artwork • Scrooby Manor HouseMusic • 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 Judgment Day and finds comfort in the idea of God's infinite mercy and forgiveness. Williametta Spencer, born on August 15, 1927, is an American composer best known for her award...
2025-05-2025 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 3 - The Puritan presses are closed down (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 3 • Series 2 Episode 3 - The Puritan presses are closed down (Transcript added).Artwork • Scrooby Manor HouseMusic • 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 Judgment Day and finds comfort in the idea of God's infinite mercy and forgiveness. Williametta Spencer, born on August 15, 1927, is an American composer best known for he...
2025-05-2025 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 2, Progression (Transcript added).Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of: The fifth Marprelate Tract "Theses Martinianæ", published 22 July 1589. Printed by John Hodgkins in Wolston Priory Warwickshire, at the residence of Roger Wigston. Exhaustive biblical references fill the margins, connecting passages with specific verses related to Christian brotherhood. Music • Bradley Johnson plays Monsieur's Almain by Daniel Bacheler, - on guitar. Guitar arrangement by Phillip Woodfield. 2013. Original Composer: Daniel Bacheler. 1572-1619. Original Instrument: Lute. Genre: Allemande, a popular dance...
2025-05-1030 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 1, Backdrop (Transcript added).Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of: 'The Protestation of Martin Marprelate’, 1589, the final instalment, in the seriesHastily 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 My Faith · The Consort of Musicke · Anthony RooleyDaniel Bacheler, 1572 – 1619, was an English lutenist and composer.This is his only surviving song, set to the words of Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, 1565-1601. Notes...
2025-05-0925 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 2, Progression (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 2 • Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 2, Progression (Transcript added).Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of:The fifth Marprelate Tract "Theses Martinianæ", published 22 July 1589.Printed by John Hodgkins in Wolston Priory Warwickshire, at the residence of Roger Wigston. Exhaustive biblical references fill the margins, connecting passages with specific verses related to Christian brotherhood. Music • Bradley Johnson plays Monsieur's Almain by Daniel Bacheler, - on guitar. Guitar arrangement by Phillip Woodfield. 2013. Original Composer: Daniel Bacheler. 1572-1619. Original Instrument: Lute. Genre: Allemande, a popular dan...
2025-05-0930 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 1, Backdrop (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 2 • Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 1, Backdrop (Transcript added).Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of:'The Protestation of Martin Marprelate’, 1589, the final instalment, in the seriesHastily 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 My Faith · The Consort of Musicke · Anthony RooleyMusic • Daniel Bacheler: To Plead My Faith • The Consort of Musicke • Anthony RooleyDaniel Bacheler...
2025-05-0925 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).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 informed her that she was to be executed the following morning. Key to numbers: George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent are seated to the left (1 & 2) and Sir Amias Paulet, one of Mary's g...
2025-05-0725 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 1 • Series 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).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 informed her that she was to be executed the following morning. Key to numbers: George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Henry Gr...
2025-05-0725 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. (Transcript added).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 informed her that she was to be executed the following morning. Key to numbers: George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent are seated to the left (1 & 2) and Sir Amias Paulet, one of Mary's g...
2025-05-0539 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 1 • Series 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. (Transcript added).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 efforts to shift the blame for the death of Mary Queen of Scots.After agreeing to the assassination of Mary, Elizabeth would later blame Secretary of State William Davison and the Privy Council, for executing the very dea...
2025-05-0539 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsTrailer, series 2 • What to expect.Welcome, and thank you for joining me for series 2. In this podcast, we examine the emergence of Protestantism, its challenge to established traditions, its transformation of key beliefs, and its global impact.At the heart of our story are England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements, and we’ll show why they matter in the wider Christian tradition.We examine how these movements changed Christian beliefs, shaped Western Christianity, and deepened the divide between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups.Our journey unfolds chronologically, beginning in early 1500s Germany, where Marti...
2025-05-0104 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsTrailer, series 2 • What to expect (updated).Regular episode • Trailer • Trailer, series 2 • What to expect (updated).Welcome, and thank you for joining me for series 2. In this podcast, we examine the emergence of Protestantism, its challenge to established traditions, its transformation of key beliefs, and its global impact.At the heart of our story are England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements, and we’ll show why they matter in the wider Christian tradition.We examine how these movements changed Christian beliefs, shaped Western Christianity, and deepened the divide between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups. Our journe...
2025-05-0104 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsTrailer, Series 1 • What to expect.Hello, and welcome.This podcast looks at the rise of Protestantism, how it challenged old traditions, changed core beliefs, and started a transformation that changed the world.At the heart of this story are England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements, whose influence echoes throughout the broader Christian tradition.By looking at these movements in the broader context of Christian history, we can see how they changed doctrine, shaped Western Christianity, and deepened the lasting split between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups.This series follows a chronological timeline, be...
2024-12-3103 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsTrailer, series 1 • What to expect. (updated).Hello, and welcome.This podcast looks at the rise of Protestantism, how it challenged old traditions, changed core beliefs, and started a transformation that changed the world.At the heart of this story are England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements, whose influence echoes throughout the broader Christian tradition.By looking at these movements in the broader context of Christian history, we can see how they changed doctrine, shaped Western Christianity, and deepened the lasting split between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant groups.This series follows a chronological timeline, beginning in ea...
2024-12-3103 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. (Transcript added).The Artwork is a Painted portrait of Martin Luther, 1528Artist: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 examines the origins of a Protestant movement that significantly altered fundamental Christian beliefs.The term "Protestant" originated from the Protestation at Speyer in 1529, where nobles opposed the decrees from the Diet of Worms that thr...
2024-12-3131 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).This version of the episode is shorter - for a quicker read. The artwork is a portrait painting of Martin Luther from 1528. Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) created the painting, which is currently housed at Coburg Fortress, a medieval castle situated above the town of Coburg in Bavaria, Germany. The featured music is 'Kyrie' from the Gregorian Plainsong Mass known as Missa Orbis Factor. This episode examines the origins of the Protestant movement and its impact on central Christian doctrines. The term "P...
2024-12-3023 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 1 • Series 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. (Transcript added).The Artwork is a Painted portrait of Martin Luther, 1528Artist: 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 examines the origins of a Protestant movement that significantly altered fundamental Christian beliefs.The term "Protestant" originated from the Protestation at Speyer in 1529, where nobles opposed the decrees from the...
2024-12-3031 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 1 • Series 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).This version of the episode is shorter - for a quicker read.The artwork is a portrait painting of Martin Luther from 1528.Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) created the painting, which is currently housed at Coburg Fortress, a medieval castle situated above the town of Coburg in Bavaria, Germany.The featured music is 'Kyrie' from the Gregorian Plainsong Mass known as Missa Orbis Factor.This episode examines the origins of the Protestant movement and its impact on centr...
2024-12-3023 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. (Transcript added).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 Coverdale, an important English Bible translator and reformer.Working alone, Coverdale carried out his mission independently, successfully creating the first fully printed English Bible, commonly known as T...
2024-12-3026 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen. (Transcript added).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 accessible to English-speaking audiences.In this episode, we also discuss the life and death of Thomas More, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. We then focus on Myles Coverdale, an...
2024-12-2917 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 2 -Three English Bibles (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode2 • Series 1 Episode 2 -Three English Bibles (Transcript added).Artwork • The cover page of the Coverdale Bible, which was first printed in 1535.Music • 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 Coverdale, an important English Bible translator and reformer.Working alone, Coverdale carried out his mission independently, successfully creating the first fully printed English Bible, commonly known as The Cov...
2024-12-2926 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 2 • Series 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).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.This version of the episode is shorter - for a quicker read.In this episode, we discuss the life and death of Thomas More, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. We then focus on Myles Coverdale, an important English Bible translator and reformer.W...
2024-12-2917 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. (Transcript added).The Artwork is The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547The 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, King Henry VIII's nine-year-old son, Edward VI, became the first English monarch raised as a Protestant.John Calvin, a notable French Protestant reformer, was a key figure in the second wave...
2024-12-2929 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen. (Transcript added).The Artwork is The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547The 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, King Henry VIII's nine-year-old son, Edward VI, became the first English monarch raised as a Protestant.John Calvin, a notable French Protestant reformer, was a key figure in the second wav...
2024-12-2822 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 3 • Series 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. (Transcript added).Artwork • The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547Music • John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540.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 John Calvin was a key figure in the second wave of the Protestant Reformation, publishing his influential work, "Institutes of the Christian Religion". Meanwhile, Anabaptism emerged from the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, distinguishing itself from the Catholic Church with its unique principle of adult b...
2024-12-2829 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 3 • Series 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).This version of the episode is shorter – for a quicker readArtwork • The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547Music • John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540.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 John Calvin was a key figure in the second wave of the Protestant Reformation, publishing his influential work, "Institutes of the Christian Religion".Meanwhile, Anabaptism emerged from...
2024-12-2822 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary. (Transcript added).The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554The 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 her safety, escaped to East Anglia, where she owned several estates.On 1 October 1553, Stephen Gardiner, an English Catholic bishop, crowned Mary Tudor as Mary I, Queen of England and Ireland, at We...
2024-12-2732 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary - Shorter listen. (Transcript added).The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554The 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 safety. On 1 October 1553, Mary was crowned Mary I at Westminster Abbey, becoming the first queen to rule England in her own right. Known as "...
2024-12-2729 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary (Transcript added).Regular episode • 4 • Series 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 4 • Series 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary (Transcript added).Artwork • Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554Music • 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 coronation.After hearing about Edward's death, Mary Tudor, fearing for her safety, escaped to East Anglia where she held ownership of several estates.Stephen Gardiner, an English Cathol...
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The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary - Shorter listen (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 4 • Series 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary - Shorter listen (Transcript added).The Artwork is Portrait of Mary by Antonis Mor. c.1554The Music is The Lord is my light and my salvation (Psalm: 27) Anglican chant.This is a shorter version of the original episode, - for a quicker read !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 safety.On 1 October 1553, Mary was crowned Mary I at Westminster Abbey, becoming the first...
2024-12-2729 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeason 1 Episode 5 - Geneva: The First English Study Bible. (Transcript added).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 was used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne and others. It was one of the Bibles taken to America on the Mayflower and its frontispiece inspired Benjamin Franklin's design for the...
2024-12-2632 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 5 - Geneva: The First English Study Bible. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 5 • Series 1 Episode 5 - Geneva: The First English Study Bible. (Transcript added).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 was used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne and others. It was one of the Bibles taken to America on the Mayflo...
2024-12-2632 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeason 1 Episode 6 - Elizabeth's Religious Settlement. (Transcript added).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. They sought to recreate the pattern of church life recorded in Scripture without vestments and prelates such as cardinals, abbots, or bishops.When Elizabeth became Queen, she worked with the...
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The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 6 - Elizabeth's Religious Settlement. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 6 • Series 1 Episode 6 - Elizabeth's Religious Settlement. (Transcript added).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. They sought to recreate the pattern of church life recorded in Scripture without vestments and prelates such as cardinals, abbots, or bishops.When Eli...
2024-12-2430 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 7 - Mary Queen of Scots. (Transcript added).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 drawing, which is changed into an open-standing collar. The original drawing is only bust-length, whereas the miniature includes the sitter's hands, indicating their significance to the portrait's function. The gesture of placing...
2024-12-2328 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 7 - Mary Queen of Scots. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 7 • Series 1 Episode 7 - Mary Queen of Scots. (Transcript added).Audio • Season 1 • Episode 7 Mary Queen of ScotsThe 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 drawing, which is changed into an open-standing collar.The original drawing is only bust-length...
2024-12-2328 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 8 - John Knox and the Presbyterian Offensive. (Transcript added).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 four statues that are five meters tall, representing key figures of Calvinism:- William Farel (1489–1565)- John Calvin (1509–1564)- Theodore Beza (1519–1605) - John Knox (c. 1513–1572)To the left of the central statues are three-meter-tall statues o...
2024-12-2237 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 8 - John Knox and the Presbyterian Offensive. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 8 • Series 1 Episode 8 - John Knox and the Presbyterian Offensive. (Transcript added).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 centre of the monument, (from left to right) four 5 metre-tall statues of Calvinism's main proponents are depicted: William Farel (1489–1565), John Calvin (1509–1564), Theodore Beza (1519–1605), John Knox (c.1513–1572).To the left of the central statues are 3 metre-tall statu...
2024-12-2237 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 9 - An Admonition to the Parliament. (Transcript added).Audio • Season 1 • Episode 9 An Admonition to the ParliamentThe 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, which includes one instrumental piece. The book was published in London in 1597 and was reprinted four times during the composer's lifetime. The Admonition Controversy. The Admonition Controversy of the early 1570s...
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The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 9 - An Admonition to the Parliament. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 9 • Series 1 Episode 9 - An Admonition to the Parliament. (Transcript added).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, which includes one instrumental piece. The book was published in London in 1597 and was reprinted four times during the composer's lifetime.The Admonition Controversy. The Admonition Controve...
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The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 10 - Norwich, Robert Browne & Congregationalism. (Transcript added).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 traced back to a broadsheet ballad, officially registered by Richard Jones with the London Stationers' Company in September 1580. The second music played at the end is The Old Hundred, a hymn mel...
2024-12-2034 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 10 - Norwich, Robert Browne & Congregationalism. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 10 • Series 1 Episode 10 - Norwich, Robert Browne & Congregationalism. (Transcript added).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 traced back to a broadsheet ballad, officially registered by Richard Jones with the London Stationers' Company in September 1580. The second music played at the en...
2024-12-2034 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 11 - Reformation, without Tarrying for Any. (Transcript added).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 an Anglican-style piece that draws inspiration from a passage in the Gospel of John from the Geneva Bible.When sung, the lyrics are taken from the Gospel of John in the Geneva Bible, and th...
2024-12-1922 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 11 - Reformation, without Tarrying for Any. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 11 • Series 1 Episode 11 - Reformation, without Tarrying for Any. (Transcript added).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 an Anglican-style piece that draws inspiration from a passage in the Gospel of John from the Geneva Bible. When sung, the lyrics are taken from the...
2024-12-1922 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 12 - The Protestant Crusade in Holland. (Transcript added). Series 1 • Episode 12 • The Protestant Crusade in HollandThe 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 William Byrd and performed by The Sixteen.William Byrd, circa 1540 to 4 July 1623, was an English Renaissance composer. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound...
2024-12-1838 min
The Rise of the ProtestantsSeries 1 Episode 12 - The Protestant Crusade in Holland. (Transcript added).Regular episode • Series 1 • Episode 12 • Series 1 Episode 12 - The Protestant Crusade in Holland. (Transcript added).Series 1 • Episode 12 • The Protestant Crusade in HollandThe 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 William Byrd and performed by The Sixteen.William Byrd, circa 1540 to 4 July 1623, was an English Renaissance composer.Considered amo...
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