Passing the Flame
Knox was soon imprisoned on a galley ship… Continue reading Passing the Flame
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Arise, It Is Day!
Protestantism came of age amid the perils and persecutions of sixteenth-century England partly because of a brave man who was neither preacher nor politician—printer John Day. He was born during the reign of Henry VIII and entered his profession at … Continue reading Arise, It Is Day!
A Mob and a Boy
The next morning, June 15, 1381, Richard took the sacrament and rode out to face the rebels. Continue reading A Mob and a Boy
“The Prudent” Could Not Defeat God’s Will
Phillip II (Philip the Prudent) was born to Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal on 21 May 1527. He was Duke of Milan from 1540, King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598, From 1555 he was Lord of the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, … Continue reading “The Prudent” Could Not Defeat God’s Will
Rivers of Blood
History is littered with the names of infamous rogues who drank rolling rivers of blood with devilish delight. Among them was the Spanish General Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, the Duke of Alva, whose cruelty can only be described as demonic. … Continue reading Rivers of Blood
William of Orange
Philip II, king of Spain, born during the days of Luther, despised the Reformation. His object in life was to destroy Protestants and see Catholicism entrenched throughout Europe. It was Philip whose Spanish Inquisition snuffed out Reformation fires in Spain … Continue reading William of Orange
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