Henry VIII

Church Polity

By Manny Pereira Church Government

An introduction to biblical church government and the episcopal, presbyterian, and congregational models that developed after the Reformation.

#Martin Luther #Congregationalism #England #Henry VIII #John Calvin

Hugh Latimer

English Reformers

A short biography of Hugh Latimer (c. 1485–1555), converted through Thomas Bilney, Bishop of Worcester, preacher to Edward VI, and martyr at Oxford with Nicholas Ridley.

#Hugh Latimer #Preaching #Cambridge #Edward VI #Martyrdom #Oxford #Henry VIII

John Fisher

Catholic Opponents of the Reformation

The scholarly Bishop of Rochester who led the English theological attack on Luther and died for refusing Henry VIII’s supremacy.

#John Fisher #Roman Catholicism #Henry VIII #Thomas More #Martyrdom #Cambridge

King Edward VI

Friends of the Reformation

King Edward VI was only nine years old when he succeeded his father, Henry VIII, to the throne of England.

#Edward VI #England #English Reformation #Henry VIII #Thomas Cranmer #Book of Common Prayer

Lorenzo Campeggio

Catholic Opponents of the Reformation

The canon lawyer and legate who organized the first Catholic league in Germany and urged Charles V to use fire and sword at Augsburg.

#Lorenzo Campeggio #Roman Catholicism #Henry VIII #Catherine of Aragon #Diet of Augsburg

Robert Barnes

Reformation Martyrs

A short biography of Robert Barnes (d. 1540), Augustinian prior of Cambridge, exile with Luther, envoy of Henry VIII, and martyr at Smithfield.

#Robert Barnes #Thomas Cromwell #Henry VIII #Martyrdom #Smithfield #Martin Luther

Stephen Gardiner

Catholic Opponents of the Reformation

The able Bishop of Winchester who led the Catholic reaction against Cranmer and, as Mary’s chancellor, revived the burning of heretics.

#Stephen Gardiner #Roman Catholicism #Henry VIII #Mary Tudor #England

The Reformation in England

By Manny Pereira England

A concise history of the English Reformation from Henry VIII’s break with Rome through Edward VI, Mary I, Elizabeth I, and William Tyndale.

#Geography #England #English Reformation #Henry VIII

Thomas Cranmer

English Reformers

A biography of Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), Archbishop of Canterbury, author of the Book of Common Prayer and the Forty-Two Articles, burned at Oxford under Queen Mary.

#Thomas Cranmer #Book of Common Prayer #Thirty-Nine Articles #Henry VIII #Martyrdom #Oxford #English Reformation

Thomas Cromwell

English Reformers

A short biography of Thomas Cromwell (c. 1485–1540), Henry VIII’s chief minister and vicegerent, patron of Tyndale’s cause and of the English Bible in every parish church.

#Thomas Cromwell #Henry VIII #Great Bible #Royal Supremacy #English Reformation

Thomas More

Catholic Opponents of the Reformation

The brilliant humanist and Lord Chancellor who wrote thousands of pages against Tyndale and Luther and prosecuted English evangelicals.

#Thomas More #Roman Catholicism #William Tyndale #Henry VIII #Martyrdom #Heresy

Thomas Wolsey

Catholic Opponents of the Reformation

Henry VIII’s all-powerful cardinal, who burned Luther’s books in London and on his deathbed urged the king to destroy “this new pernicious sect.”

#Thomas Wolsey #Roman Catholicism #Henry VIII #England #Martin Luther

Tyndale’s New Testament

By Manny Pereira Tyndale Bible

The story, Greek sources, theology, language, smuggling, and lasting influence of William Tyndale’s 1526 English New Testament.

#Bible #William Tyndale #England #Bible Translation #Martin Luther #Worms #Erasmus #Henry VIII