Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

English Reformation

The English Reformation took place in 16th-century England when the Church of England broke away from the authority of the pope and the Catholic Church. These events were part of the wider European Reformation, a religious and political movement that affected the practice of Christianity in Western and Central Europe.

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  1. Foxe's Book of Martyrs

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Foxe's Book of Martyrs, the celebrated sixteenth-century account of the suffering of Christian martyrs.

    18 November 2010

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    Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Justin Champion, Elizabeth Evenden

     
  2. The Book of Common Prayer

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Book of Common Prayer, published after the Reformation in order to make church liturgy available in English.

    17 October 2013

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    Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Alexandra Walsham, Martin Palmer

     
  3. Wyclif and the Lollards

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval philosopher and theologian John Wyclif and his followers, the Lollards.

    16 June 2011

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    Featuring: Anthony Kenny, Anne Hudson, Rob Lutton