Reformation

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…

1 month 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…

3 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…

3 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…

5 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…

5 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…

7 months 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…

10 months 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…

1 year 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

Gustavus Adolphus: The Lion of the North

  Early in the morning of November 6, 1632, a heavy morning mist hung over the fields around Lützen.  In…

2 years ago