Church History Curator

On June 18, 1546, 25-year-old Reformist preacher Anne Askew was arraigned at London's Guildhall.

The Church of England must resist blending Christianity with the values of the earthly city, whether left or right. This stance redefines its mission amid contemporary cultural pressures.

France saw nearly 50 fires or arson attempts on churches and Christian sites in 2024, marking a 30 percent increase from the prior year.

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Luther's 95 Theses in 1517 exposed indulgence corruption, spreading rapidly via the printing press across a resentful Europe.

Just months later at...

Lutheran and Reformed leaders are actively deepening shared witness around the 1530 Augsburg Confession ahead of its 500th anniversary in 2030.

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Reformation Primary Sources

• Tudor Tracts 1532-1588: Collection covers events from Anne Boleyn's marriage through Henry VIII's break with the...

Calvinist ideas from Geneva shaped Scotland's Reformation parliament and informed key Bible annotations by leaders like Calvin and Knox.

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The English Reformation emerged from intense human conflicts over loyalty, power, and faith.

• Catherine of Aragon refused to surrender her marriage...

Condamné deux fois par l'Église (1389, aveu du faussaire révélé par l'évêque Pierre d'Arcis ; 1988, datation carbone 14 acceptée par le Vatican), le...

La dévotion catholique de Marie Ire, notamment sa pratique du rosaire, s'est intégrée à son image publique de reine, comme le montre cette conférence...

The Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536–1540) under Henry VIII was far more than religious reform: it drove a vast transfer of land and wealth while...

The 1560 Geneva Bible introduced the study Bible format through extensive marginal commentaries by Calvin and Knox, equipping Reformation-era believers and leaving a lasting mark on English Protestantism.

Reformation-Era Resources

• 🔥 Diet of Worms: Video covers the Diet of Worms and its outcomes in the final installment on Luther and the...

Charles V's actions during the early Reformation reveal a ruler navigating competing religious and cultural demands.

• The Diet of Worms marked a...

• Wolf Hall manor in Sussex served as the Seymour family residence, notably for Jane Seymour, Henry VIII’s third wife.
• Thomas Cromwell’s early ties...

Pope Leo XIV denounced the sexual abuse crisis as a 'scourge' that remains 'still an open wound' for the Church while en route to meet victims in Spain. His words underscore the papacy's continued confrontation with this persistent challenge.

Quick Recap

• A YouTube video covered Thomas Cromwell's rise and role in the Tudor Reformation including the break with Rome and dissolution of the...

Holbein's 1533 masterpiece captures Tudor England's religious turmoil through hidden symbols like a broken lute string denoting discord.

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A Classis Wisconsin overture to Synod 2026 calls for a study committee on the nature of the church, forcing the CRC to ask what constitutes a true...

Anne Askew, racked at the Tower in 1546 as the sole documented English noblewoman subjected to this torture, endured dislocated joints yet named no...