The Rise of the Protestants

Episode type Regular episode Season 1 Episode number 1 (New, updated) History. Part 3 - 1066: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt William of Normandy - arrives on England's south coast This is the third episode in my four-part series exploring the story of Britain. The series was originally planned as a trilogy, but the f...

Regular episode Season 2 12 (New) Series 2 Episode 12 - Escape to the Low Countries: Richard Bernard, Thomas Helwys and the Gainsborough Congregation. © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. The Picture: Engraving of Richard Bernard by Wenceslas Hollar. Richard Bernard (1568–1641) was an English Puritan minister, preacher, and author. He worked to reform the Church of England...

Regular episode Season 2 11 Series 2 Episode 11 - Exiled Paths: Nonconformity and Dissent in Kent. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. The picture: FisherGate, is one of the main medieval landmarks still found in the historic town of Sandwich. It was built in 1384 from stone and flint and is the only medieval gateway from the original town walls to surv...

Episode type • Regular episode Season • 1 • Episode Number 1 • History. Part 2 - The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons. England’s fate turns on the wind and the sea. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt . In this episode, our journey through the Viking Age continues, drawing us ever closer to the dramatic events of the Norman invasion in 1066. The artwork: Pietro...

Regular episode Season 2 10 Series 2 Episode 10 -The Congregations of Gainsborough and Scrooby. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. The picture: is a current, live photograph of Gainsborough Old Hall. Gainsborough Old Hall is one of the best-preserved medieval manor houses in England and played an important role in the history of the early Separatists....

Regular episode Season 2 1 Bonus Episode — The Appointment of Sarah Mullally (Transcript added) © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Dame Sarah Mullally , former Bishop of London and a one-time Chief Nursing Officer for the NHS, became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury on 25 March 20 26. As the first woman to lead both the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion...

Regular episode Season 1 1 History. Part 1 - The Anglo-Saxon Path: Hardship and Faith. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. The artwork shows a scene from the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, featuring William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The Bayeux Tapestry uses pictures to tell the story of the events leading up to the Norman conquest...

Regular episode Season 2 9 Series 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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.”...

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). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. T he 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 P...

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). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt . Artwork • Lambeth Palace. Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Located in North Lambeth on th...

Regular episode • Season 2 • 7 • Series 2 Episode 7 - From Refugees to Millenary and the New King (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 6 • Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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 Arminia...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 5 • Series 2 Episode 5 - A Vengeful Archbishop (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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 crowne...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 4 • Series 2 Episode 4 - Imprisonments, within London's Jails (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt 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 Ca...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 3 • Series 2 Episode 3 - The Puritan presses are closed down (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 2 • Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 2, Progression (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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. Ex...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 2 • Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 1, Backdrop (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Artwork • The Cambridge University Library copy of: 'The Protestation of Martin Marprelate’ , 1589, the final instalment, in the series Hastily created on an antiquated press hidden in a barn on a Coventry property, this...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 1 • Series 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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 execu...

Regular episode • Trailer • Trailer, series 2 • What to expect (updated). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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...

© 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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...

Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 1 • Series 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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 Cobur...

Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode2 • Series 1 Episode 2 -Three English Bibles (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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 M...

Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 2 • Series 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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...

Regular episode • Season 1 • Episode 3 • Series 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. This version of the episode is shorter – for a quicker read Artwork • The Family of Henry VIII, c. 1543-1547 Music • John Taverner: Quemadmodum , Psalm 42, c.1540. In 1547, King Henry VIII's nine-year-old son, Edwar...

Regular episode • Season 2 • Episode 4 • Series 1 Episode 4 - Bloody Mary - Shorter listen (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. 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 of the original episode, - for a quicker read ! After Edward's death...