Reformation

A Look into Bradford’s Weaving Workshop

As those familiar with the story of the life of William Bradford may already know, he lived in Leiden, Netherlands…

2 months ago

Myles Coverdale: Take These Words Into Thy Heart

Coverdale As William Tyndale, the courageous translator of the English Bible, was being bound to the stake on the morning…

8 months ago

The Nobility of All Work (from Daniel Dyke)

“A poor laboring man that lives by his hands having been faithful in that place and performing sincere obedience therein…

10 months ago

Sibylle of Cleves: Slighting All Worldly Things

Sibylle and John Frederick Duke Frederick “the Wise” of Saxony, the famous defender of Martin Luther, was not the only…

10 months ago

The Defeat of the Spanish Armada – “God blew … and they were scattered.”

What follows is a section from an early draft of an introductory chapter to my Bradford biography. It ended up…

12 months ago

Lady Anne Cunningham: A Lady With Loaded Pistols

It was a crucial moment for the Covenanters. An English army was marching against Scotland to impose the haughty will…

12 months ago

Queen Isabella: Strength is Made Perfect in Weakness

It was a dazzling affair for Princess Isabella.  She was the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, thus…

1 year ago

Maps of the English Civil War

One thing that I have found that many military histories lack is good maps. This makes sense, as the skill…

1 year ago

Elizabeth Knox Welch: I’d Rather Kep His Head There

The life and testimony of a man is often seen best in the lives of his children.  When we speak…

2 years ago

Anna Reinhard: The Widow of Zurich

A young widow named Anna made her way slowly through the streets of Zurich on a cold January morning in…

2 years ago