{"podcast":{"title":"The Rise of the Protestants","slug":"the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","podcast_index_feed_id":6456889,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/shaughanholt/","website_url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e5d064cd-53b2-4725-bd6f-d43ea043d7e8/The-Rise-of-the-Protestants-1400-x1400.jpg","author":"Shaughan Holt","episode_count":34,"summary":"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:19:26.108567+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889"},"episode":{"title":"History.  Part 3 - 1066:   The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. (Transcript added).","slug":"history-part-3-1066-the-fall-of-anglo-saxon-britain-transcript-added","published_at":"2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/history-part-3-1066-the-fall-of-anglo-saxon-britain-transcript-added","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/new-history-part-3-the-fall-of-the-anglo-saxons-transcript-added","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/0c461386-9f6b-465a-8217-4f62ff162063.mp3","summary":"Episode type Regular episode Season 1 Episode number 1 History. Part 3 - 1066: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt William of Normandy - arrives on England's south coast This is the third episode in my four-part series exploring the story of Britain. The series was originally planned as a trilogy, but the further I travelled through Britain's past, the more there seemed to be worth telling. As a result, the story grew into four episodes, allowing us to explore some of these events in greater depth. In the previous episodes, we followed the arrival of the Romans, the rise of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the age of the Vikings, and the struggles that helped shape early Britain. Now we come to one of the most famous years in English history: 1066. This is the story of William, Duke of Normandy, and of a conquest that would reshape England's rulers, language, culture, and identity for centuries to come . The artwork for this episode depicts the coat of arms traditionally attributed to William the Conqueror and the Duchy of Normandy. Historians often trace the succession of England's major dynasties as: Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Plantagenets, Tudors, and Stuarts. The Plantagenets were the royal dynasty that followed the Normans. Although Henry II was descended from the Norman kings through his mother, Empress Matilda, he brought to England a new French-Angevin ruling house from Anjou. The Angevins, named after the French region of Anjou, ruled England, Ireland, and large parts of France during the twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Their most famous monarchs were Henry II, Richard I, better known as Richard the Lionheart, and King John. The influence of the Plantagenets can still be seen today. Engl…","meta_description":"Episode type Regular episode Season 1 Episode number 1 History. Part 3 - 1066: The Fall of Anglo-Saxon Britain. 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