Counter-Reformation
3 episodes
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ReligionCritics of the Catholic ChurchChristian humanistsNatural law ethicistsUniversity of Paris alumniCatholic philosophers16th-century writers in LatinCatholicism-related controversiesCatholic–Protestant sectarian violenceDutch expatriates in FranceHistory of Catholicism in FrancePolitical repression in France, Terrorist incidents in FranceRoman Catholic biblical scholars, Proto-Protestants
Erasmus
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the Dutch humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus, one of the most significant figures of the Renaissance.
9 February 2012
Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Eamon Duffy, Jill Kraye
St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Melvyn Bragg discusses the infamous St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 when the River Seine ran red with Protestant blood.
27 November 2003
Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Mark Greengrass, Penny Roberts
The Jesuits
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Jesuits and their role in the education, art, politics and mythology of the Counter-Reformation.
18 January 2007
Featuring: Nigel Aston, Simon Ditchfield, Dame Olwen Hufton