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1396-97:
The Twelve Conclusions of the Lollards |
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1407:
The Examination of Master William Thorpe, priest, Of Heresy, Before
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
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1427:
Diabolical
Seduction - A Witch on Trial |
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1437-1486:
Witchcraft Documents (including an excerpt from the Malleus Maleficarum) |
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1485:
Bull of Pope Innocent III on the marriage of Henry VII and
Elizabeth of York |
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1486:
The Malleus Maleficarum excerpt (in the middle of the
page) |
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early 16c:
Lyrics of Henry VIII
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1500?:
A description of Henry VII
from Polydore Vergil's The Anglia Historica
1485-1537 |
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1502:
The death of Prince Arthur ;
Another account of the death of Prince Arthur |
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1505-44:
Letters
of the Six Wives of Henry VIII |
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1509:
Henry VII's obituary |
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1509:
Henry VIII & Katharine of Aragon's coronations at
Westminster Abbey |
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1513:
"The
Lyrics of Henry VIII" - some examples of his poetry |
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1515:
A contemporary description of Henry VIII |
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1517:
95
Theses
- Martin Luther |
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1520s?:
Poetry about Anne Boleyn |
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1520:
Martin Luther -
On Christian Liberty |
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1520:
Address
to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
- Martin Luther |
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1520:
Bull
Exsurge
Domine |
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1521:
The Imperial Edict of Worms |
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1522:
Martin
Luther's Definition of Faith |
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1523:
The Romance of Anne Boleyn & Henry Percy |
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1523:
"On Secular Authority: How Far Does Obedience Owed to It
Extend?" - Martin Luther |
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1524-1525:
Erasmus & Luther
debate - On Free Will and Salvation |
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1525:
Against
the Murderous and Thieving Hordes of Peasants - Martin Luther |
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1536:
The German Mass and Order of Divine Service (January) |
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1527:
The
Execution of Michael Sattler |
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1527:
The Schleitheim
Confession |
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1529:
"A Might Fortress is Our God" - hymn written by Martin Luther |
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1530:
The Augsburg Confession - Martin Luther (full text) |
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1530s:
Contemporary Descriptions of Anne Boleyn |
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1530s:
The fall of Cardinal Wolsey |
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1530s: "On Predestination" - John Calvin |
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1530s:
Selections from Henry VIII's love letters to Anne
Boleyn |
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1531:
Sebastian
Franck's letter to Campanus
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1533:
Birth Announcement of Princess Elizabeth (9/7) |
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1533:
The
Coronation of Anne Boleyn - recorded by Edward Hall |
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1533:
Letter
of Thomas Cranmer on Henry VIII's Divorce |
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1533:
The
Works of Elizabeth I |
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1534:
Act
of Supremacy (Henry VIII of England) |
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1535:
The executions of John Fisher, Thomas More & others |
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1535:
The
Last Letter of Sir Thomas More |
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1536:
Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries [in England] |
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1536:
Anne
Boleyn's Speech at Her Execution |
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1536:
A contemporary account of Anne Boleyn's execution |
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1536:
Draft
of a Poor Law - England - William Marshall |
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1536:
The Fall of Anne Boleyn |
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1536:
Letter
of Princess Mary to Her Father, King Henry VIII |
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1536:
The Pilgrimage of Grace |
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1536-46:
Letters
and Instructions
- St. Ignatius Loyola |
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1537:
Jane Seymour's pregnancy is announced |
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1537:
The Smalcald Articles -
Martin Luther |
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1539:
Act for the Dissolution of Greater Monasteries [in England] |
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1539:
Anne of Cleves arrives in England & marries Henry
VIII |
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1539:
The Six Articles |
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1539:
The
Suppression of Glastonbury Abbey |
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1540:
Institutes
of the Christian Religion
- John Calvin (full text) |
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1541:
Ecclesiastical
Ordinances |
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1541:
The Fall of Catherine Howard |
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1541:
Spiritual Exercises - St. Ignatius Loyola |
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1542:
Pope Paul III
- Canons of Justification
(from the Council of Trent) |
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1543: "The
Jews and Their Lives" - Martin Luther |
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1543:
The
Necessity of Reforming the Church
- John Calvin |
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1554:
Letter of Queen Elizabeth to to Catherine Parr |
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1545:
Henry VIII's speech before Parliament |
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1545-1563:
The Council of Trent - first session |
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1547:
"Decree
on Justification" (6th. Session) - Council of Trent |
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1547:
The Council of
Trent: Catechism for Parish Priests
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1547:
The Council of
Trent: Rules on Prohibited Books
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1575:
Ordinances For The Regulation of the Churches Dependent Upon the
Seigniory of Geneva |
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1549:
Act of Uniformity |
|
|
1549:
Edward VI's journal |
|
|
1549:
Wedding Ceremony
-- From the prayerbook of Edward VI |
|
|
1550:
John Knox - The
Mass is Idolatry |
|
|
1550:
The
Magdeburg Confession |
|
|
1551:
Letter of Edward
VI to His Sister Mary |
|
|
1551:
St. Francis
Xavier - Letter from Japan, to the Society of Jesus at Goa
|
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|
1552:
The Execution of the Duke of Somerset |
|
|
1552:
St. Francis
Xavier - Letter from Japan, to the Society of Jesus in Europe
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|
1553:
Circular Letter to the Lieutenants of Counties, Announcing the
Accession of Lady Jane [Gray] to the Crown |
|
|
1553:
The Coronation of Queen Jane |
|
|
1553:
John Knox -
Treatise on Prayer |
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|
1553-1554:
State Papers of the Reign of Queen Mary I |
|
|
1554:
The Executions of Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guildford
Dudley |
|
|
1554:
Letter of Lady Jane Grey to Mary I |
|
|
1554:
Mary I's speech at the Guildhall |
|
|
1555:
Peace of Augsburg - select documents |
|
|
1556:
The Execution of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer |
|
|
1556:
John Knox -
Answers to Some Questions Concerning Baptism |
|
|
1557:
A Contemporary Description of Mary I |
|
|
1557-1566:
Excerpts
from the Index of Prohibited Books |
|
|
1558:
"Faith
and Justification" from The Christian Faith - Theodore Beza |
|
|
1558:
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment
of Women
- John Knox |
|
|
1558:
Mary Tudor's Will |
|
|
1559:
Elizabeth I's speech to Parliament concerning marriage (2/10) |
|
|
1559:
Elizabeth
I's "Supremacy Act" |
|
|
1560:
The
Scottish Confession of Faith |
|
|
1561-4:
History of the Reformation of Religion Within the Realm of Scotland (first
interview with
Queen Mary - John Knox |
|
|
1563:
Acts of the Council of Trent |
|
|
1563:
The 39 Articles |
|
|
1563-65:
The Reformed Church 'Under the Cross'- Extracts from
the so-called Walloon Synods |
|
|
1565:
"The
Harvesters" - painting by Pieter Brueghel, the Elder |
|
|
1566:
Calvinist Preaching in French Flanders |
|
|
1566:
Eye-Witness Account of Image-breaking at Antwerp, Flanders,
Tourne, Holland, Utrect, and Friedland |
|
|
1568:
"The
Peasant Dance" - painting by Pieter Brueghel, the Elder |
|
|
1568:
"The Peasant Wedding" - painting by Pieter Brueghel, the Elder |
|
|
1570:
Instructions issued on behalf of my Lord, the Prince of
Orange (11/24) |
|
|
1570:
Pope Pius V's Bull Against Queen Elizabeth I |
|
|
1571, 1662:
The
Thirty-Nine Articles |
|
|
1571:
Treasons
Act (Elizabeth I's reign) |
|
|
1572:
The Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day - by the historian De Thou
(1553-1617) |
|
|
1583:
Queen Elizabeth's speech on religion |
|
|
1584:
The Bond of Association |
|
|
1585:
The Act of Association |
|
|
1586:
Letter from Queen Elizabeth to Mary of Scotland (October) |
|
|
1587:
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots |
|
|
1587:
The Last Letter of Mary, Queen of Scots |
|
|
1586:
Letter from Elizabeth I to Mary, Queen of Scots |
|
|
1587:
Letter from Elizabeth I to James VI of Scotland |
|
|
1593:
Act Against the Puritans - Elizabeth I |
|
|
1597:
A private audience with Queen Elizabeth I
as recorded by Andre Hurault the French Ambassador (12/8) |
|
|
1600:
"Christ
Driving the Traders from the Temple" - painting by El Greco |
|
|
1601:
British Poor Law |
|
|
1601:
Queen Elizabeth's "Golden Speech" concerning England's economic
state of affairs (11/30) |
|
|
1604:
James I's Proclamation for the Use of the Book of
Common Prayer |
|
|
1605:
Transcript of the Trial of Guy Fawkes and others in the
Gunpowder Plot |
|
|
1606:
"The Arraignment and Execution of Guy Fawkes" -
The Weekely
Newes (1/1) |
|
|
1606:
Religious Conditions in the Province of Utrecht |
|
|
1616:
Shakespeare's Last Will and Testament |
|
|
1617:
Hsu Kuang-Chi -
Memorial to Fra Matteo Ricci |
|
|
1623:
The Elizabethan Homilies |
|
|
1623-24:
"David"
- sculpture by Bernini |
|
|
1629:
Resolutions on Religion Presented by a Committee of
The House of Commons |
|
|
1644:
Letter to the
Kirks in the Netherlands |
|
|
1645-52:
"The Ecstasy of
St. Theresa of Avila" - sculpture by Gianlorenzo Bernini |
|
|
1662:
The
English Book of Common Prayer |
