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The Reformation in England, Scotland and Wales
We take for granted that we can read the Bible in a language that we understand. But the Roman church totally forbade this and ordinary but spirit-filled people died in order to achieve something that should have been so normal. The power and wealth of the Roman church was because of the ignorance of the masses. They were able to control nations through a fear of what God would do to those who went against what the church said. Everyone since these times, even those people who live their lives outside of God, owes much to these reformers, Christian heroes indeed.
was a scholar who was determined to produce an English copy of the Bible. He was forced to flee to Germany to work on the translation and by 1525 he had completed the New Testament. It was printed with difficulty and had to be smuggled into England. The Roman church worked hard to stop the Bible being circulated. They burnt every copy and people found with them faced death. The Roman church managed to capture Tyndale and he was burnt at the stake in October 1536.
was the English king at the time that the Reformation was taking place in Europe. Although he was strongly opposed to the Protestant doctrine, he separated the Church of England from Rome. The motives were personal and political but he ordered a copy of the Scriptures in English to be placed in every parish church and that the churches were to be open for people to have access to the Bible.
| Introduction to the 16th Century Reformation | |
| Events leading up to the Reformation | |
| The Reformation in Germany | |
| The Reformation in the rest of Europe | |
| Current | The Reformation in England and Scotland |
| Sketches From Church History | S.M. Houghton Banner of Truth Trust | |
| The Reformation in England | J.H. Merle d'Aubigne | |
| The Reformation in Scotland | John Knox |