https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-9-runnymede-england Birthplace of modern democracy? Welcome to stage 9 of A European Journey. After Bulgaria, we travel this week to England, and more specifically to the West of London. As we journey here along the Windsor road which goes outside the…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-61-lutterworth-england After William the Conqueror was established as king of England, the dominion of the Roman Catholic Church over the British Isles reached its climax. And even if several kings tried to loosen the grip of Rome, it was finally…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-62-kimbolton-england The German Reformation began with a theological debate that was initiated by an Augustinian monk, Martin Luther. But the English Reformation was triggered by something quite different: a divorce. After having discovered the Morning Star of the Reformation in…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-63-canterbury-england In our last episode, we discovered the circumstances that led to the beginning of the English Reformation in the sixteenth century. At the end, I suggested we look at how the Reformation began to be enforced in our next…
https://soundcloud.com/aeuropeanjourney/a-european-journey-64-london-england Many believe that the Reformation was simply a dispute between theologians. Nevertheless, it involved people from all spheres of life, including rulers and lawyers. Today we will explore the key role that a lawyer played in the English Reformation.…
