{"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":"Series 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript  added).","slug":"series-2-episode-9-the-deprivations-of-the-puritan-non-conformists-transcript-added","published_at":"2025-11-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889/series-2-episode-9-the-deprivations-of-the-puritan-non-conformists-transcript-added","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-protestants-6456889","url":"https://shaughanholt.captivate.fm/episode/new-the-deprivations-of-the-puritan-non-comformists-","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/32afed45-aab3-4b34-8cd1-4d5282e1e03e.mp3","summary":"Regular episode Season 2 9 Series 2 Episode 9 - The Deprivations of the Puritan Non-Conformists (Transcript added). © 20 26 The Rise of the Protestants., Author, Shaughan Holt. Artwork • Portrait of Richard Bancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury. Lord Clarendon, in praise of him stated that “If Bancroft had lived, he would have quickly extinguished all the fire in England that was kindled at Geneva.” Music 1 • “O Mistress Mine” Composer : • Thomas Morley (1557/8–1602). He was an English composer known for madrigals and other secular music. The song : • An instrumental piece titled \"O Mistress Mine\" appeared in his 1599 collection, Consort Lessons. The lyrics : • The famous lyrics are from William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, appearing in Act II, Scene 3. Scholars speculate Morley may have written the music for the play, though the timeline suggests his published instrumental piece came before the play was first performed. The song is a plea from a lover to his mistress to embrace the present moment, with the lyrics emphasizing that \"youth's a stuff will not endure\" and that \"in delay there lies no plenty\". The song is a call to carpe diem, or “seize the day”, urging the mistress to \"come kiss me, sweet and twenty\". Twelfth Night, or “What You Will”, was written around 1601–1602. It was likely intended for performance as a Twelfth Night entertainment to celebrate the end of the Christmas season. The first documented public performance took place on 2 February 1602. This romantic comedy was first performed at Middle Temple in London, one of the four Inns of Court, during the Candlemas celebration. Candlemas is a Christian festival celebrated on February 2nd, commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the purification of Mary. 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