Enclosure maps of Grindleton area (1595)
Doctrine of election: The Doctrine of Election, the Signs and the Means on the English Radical Fringe, 1560 – 1660
The raising of the Egyptian Lazarus
Something a little different….
A misguided belief prominent at the time was that the people we know as the Roma(ni) today were actually the descendents of Egyptian slaves – many said of those who had rescued Jesus. This led some…
Some BL documents
Gallery post.
Source: Some BL documents
David Joris & his alter ego, Jan van Brugge
David Joris (c. 1501 – 1556) was a theologian generally regarded as an Anabaptist but who actually went through several separate phases over the course of his life and who is sometimes cited as the…
Doctrine of Election (2)
Adiaphora, justification & baptism Puritan theology also sat uncomfortably with its own poorly-resolved adiaphoron debate. Sola scriptura – the principle within Anabaptist and much Protes…
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The Hiëlist schism of 1573 in the Family of Love’s history and its impact on English Familism (1)
Although later central to the schism and defection which tore the Family of Love in two, Hendrik Jansen Van Barrefelt was one of the first members of Hendrik Niclaes’ Family of Love to be mentioned…
Source: The Hiëlist schism of 1573 in the Family of Love’s history and its impact on English Familism (1)
Archi’ve Discovered: Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, 1563 — The Iron Room
One of the items selected by our researchers for our Explore Your Archive pop-up exhibition on Saturday 19th November was a hefty sixteenth century volume created by John Foxe, The Book of Martyrs printed in 1563. As a new member of the team constantly learning more about the collections we hold, I decided to look […]
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Doctrine of Election (1)
The Doctrine of Election, the Signs and the Means on the English Radical Fringe, 1560 – 1660 Please note: this essay can be downloaded in PDF format in the DOWNLOADS section. Introduction: the Elec…
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Wills & inventories – a quick introduction
Much has tended to be made of the differences between the preambles on Catholic and Protestant wills. In reality this has been overplayed. Wills were important documents and nearly everyone had som…
A CERTAIN MEASURE OF PERFECTION 