# The Rise of the Protestants Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889.md RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/shaughanholt/ Official site: https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm Author: Shaughan Holt Episodes: 34 ## Resource Welcome to my podcast. This podcast examines the rise of Protestantism, its challenge to established traditions, its transformation of core beliefs, and its role in initiating global change. England’s Nonconformist and Separatist movements are central to this narrative, and their influence continues to shape the broader Christian tradition. By examining these movements within the broader context of Christian history, we can understand how they altered doctrine, influenced Western Christianity, and intensified the enduring division between Roman Catholicism and emerging Protestant groups. The series follows a chronological timeline, beginning in early 16th-century Germany with Martin Luther’s excommunication and concluding a century later on England’s southern coast. The initial 12-episode series highlights the contributions of Beza, Vermigli, Calvin, Tyndale, Knox, and Robert Browne, who is often called the father of Congregationalism. The series does not seek to persuade listeners or promote any specific belief system. Instead, it aims to explore the events, ideas, and conflicts that shaped one of the most important times in European religious history. Throughout the series, the… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889.md ## Episodes - [(New) John Smyth and the Origins of the Baptist Movement. (Transcript added)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/new-john-smyth-and-the-origins-of-the-baptist-movement-transcript-added) — 2026-07-21T07:00:00+00:00 - [History. Part 3 - 1066: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/history-part-3-1066-the-fall-of-anglo-saxon-britain-transcript-added) — 2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 12 - Escape to the Low Countries: Richard Bernard, Thomas Helwys and the Gainsborough Congregation.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-12-escape-to-the-low-countries-richard-bernard-thomas-helwys-and-the-gainsborough-congregation) — 2026-06-05T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 11 - Exiled Paths: Nonconformity and Dissent in Kent. (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-11-exiled-paths-nonconformity-and-dissent-in-kent-transcript-added) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00 - [History. Part 2 - The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons. England’s fate turns on the wind and the sea. (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/history-part-2-the-fall-of-the-anglo-saxons-england-s-fate-turns-on-the-wind-and-the-sea-transcript-added) — 2026-04-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 10 -The Congregations of Gainsborough and Scrooby. (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-10-the-congregations-of-gainsborough-and-scrooby-transcript-added) — 2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00 - [Bonus Episode — The Appointment of Sarah Mullally (Transcript added)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/bonus-episode-the-appointment-of-sarah-mullally-transcript-added) — 2026-03-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [History. Part 1 - The Anglo-Saxon Path: Hardship and Faith. (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/history-part-1-the-anglo-saxon-path-hardship-and-faith-transcript-added) — 2026-02-24T07:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-9-the-deprivations-of-the-puritan-non-conformists-transcript-added) — 2025-11-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [Season 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, Part 2. From York to Canterbury, by way of Sturton-le-Steeple . (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/season-2-episode-8-the-lambeth-articles-to-hampton-court-part-2-from-york-to-canterbury-by-way-of-sturton-le-steeple-transcript-added) — 2025-05-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [Season 2 Episode 8 - The Lambeth Articles to Hampton Court, No Bishop, No King!. Part 1. Britain and its beginnings, language and religion. (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/season-2-episode-8-the-lambeth-articles-to-hampton-court-no-bishop-no-king-part-1-britain-and-its-beginnings-language-and-religion-transcript-added) — 2025-05-29T07:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 7 - From Refugees to Millenary and the New King (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-7-from-refugees-to-millenary-and-the-new-king-transcript-added) — 2025-05-24T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 6 - Exiles in Amsterdam (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-6-exiles-in-amsterdam-transcript-added) — 2025-05-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 5 - A Vengeful Archbishop (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-5-a-vengeful-archbishop-transcript-added) — 2025-05-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 4 - Imprisonments, within London's Jails (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-4-imprisonments-within-london-s-jails-transcript-added) — 2025-05-21T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 3 - The Puritan presses are closed down (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-3-the-puritan-presses-are-closed-down-transcript-added) — 2025-05-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 2, Progression (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-2-martin-marprelate-part-2-progression-transcript-added) — 2025-05-09T09:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 2 - Martin Marprelate. Part 1, Backdrop (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-2-martin-marprelate-part-1-backdrop-transcript-added) — 2025-05-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 2 Episode 1 - The killing of a Queen. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-1-the-killing-of-a-queen-shorter-listen-transcript-added) — 2025-05-07T08:00:00+00:00 - [Trailer, series 2 • What to expect (updated).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/trailer-series-2-what-to-expect-updated) — 2025-05-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [Trailer, series 1 • What to expect. (updated).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/trailer-series-1-what-to-expect-updated) — 2024-12-31T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 1 Episode 1 - Protestant Beginnings. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-1-episode-1-protestant-beginnings-shorter-listen-transcript-added) — 2024-12-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [Series 1 Episode 2 -Three English Bibles (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-1-episode-2-three-english-bibles-transcript-added) — 2024-12-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [Series 1 Episode 2 - Three English Bibles. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-1-episode-2-three-english-bibles-shorter-listen-transcript-added) — 2024-12-29T07:00:00+00:00 - [Series 1 Episode 3 - The Protestant Boy King. - Shorter listen (Transcript added).](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-1-episode-3-the-protestant-boy-king-shorter-listen-transcript-added) — 2024-12-28T07:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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