Protestantism Collection (page 10)

Canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands. The tower of the Zuiderkerk (South Church) is in the background. The church was designed by Hendrick de Keyser and was built between 1603 and 1611

William Farel, 16th century French evangelist. Farel (1489-1565) was a contemporay of Calvin, with whom he trained missionary preachers in Geneva to spread the Protestant cause elsewhere in Europe

Sir Nicholas Bacon, 16th century English politician. Artist: T Chambars
Sir Nicholas Bacon, 16th century English politician. A staunch Protestant, Bacon (1509-1579) fell out of favour during the reign of Mary I

John Wesley, English non-conformist preacher, 18th century (c1880). John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles were the founders of Methodism

William Penns House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). Artist: Whymper
William Penns House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, late 17th-early 18th century (c1880). The home of William Penn (1644-1718)

The Reverend Cotton Mather, late 17th or early 18th century (c1880). The son of a Puritan minister, Increase Mather, Cotton Mather (1663-1728) followed his father into the church

Increase Mather, Puritan minister and American colonist, 17th century (c1880). Mather was involved in the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony, the administration of Harvard University

William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, c1666 (c1880). Artist: Whymper
William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, c1666 (c1880). A member of the Society of Friends, popularly known as Quakers

John Endecott, 17th century English colonial governor, magistrate and soldier in America, c1880. Endecott (c1588-1665) led a group of Puritan settlers that arrived in Massachusetts from England in

Thomas Mayhew and the Narragansett sachem, 17th century (c1880). Thomas Mayhew (1593-1682) was part of the so-called Great Migration that saw 20

Edward Winslow, English Puritan American colonist, 17th century (c1880). Winslow (1595-1655) was one of the Pilgrim Fathers who arrived aboard the Mayflower in 1620 to establish the colony of New

Edward Winslows visit to Massasoit, 17th century (c1880). Winslow (1595-1655) was one of the Pilgrim Fathers who arrived aboard the Mayflower in 1620 to establish the colony of New Plymouth in

Sir Henry Vane, 17th century English statesman, c1880. Artist: Whymper
Sir Henry Vane, 17th century English statesman, c1880. A Puritan, Vane (1616-1662) travelled to the New World in 1635 and became Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England the following

William Laud, 17th century Archbishop of Canterbury, c1880. Artist: Whymper
William Laud, 17th century Archbishop of Canterbury, c1880. Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633, Laud (1573-1645) was a fervent supporter of King Charles I of England

Reception of a Narragansett warrior by John Winthrop, Massachusetts, c1630s (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Reception of a Narragansett warrior by John Winthrop, Massachusetts, c1630s (c1880). Winthrop was the leader of a group of Puritan settlers that established the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the coast

John Winthrop, English Puritan settler in America, 17th century (c1880). Winthrop (1587-1649) led a group of Puritan settlers to Massachusetts in 1629

Pilgrim Fathers around a watch-fire, c1620 (c1880). Fleeing religious persecution in England, the Pilgrim Fathers established the second successful colony in North America

Puritans before James I, 17th century (c1880). James and his son and successor Charles I sided with the established church against the Puritans

Reception the French Protestants in Amsterdam, late 17th century (c1870). Artist: H Sluyter
Reception the French Protestants in Amsterdam, late 17th century (c1870). Large numbers of Protestant French Huguenots emigrated to the Calvinist Dutch Republic after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of

The Burning of Edward Underhill on Tower Green, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Burning of Edward Underhill on Tower Green, 1840. Edward Underhill was a religious radical who was imprisoned during the persecutions of Protestants during the reign of Queen Mary I

The Burning of Richard Woodman and nine other protestant martyrs, at Lewes in Sussex
The Burning of ten protestant martyrs, Lewes, Sussex, 1557. Seventeen Protestant martyrs were burned at the stake between 1555 and 1557 during the persecutions of the reign of Queen Mary

John Bunyans meeting house, Zoar-street, Gravel-Lane, Southwark, London, 1814

College Street, Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W Lawrence
College Street, Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. St Patricks Cathedral (Church of Ireland) can be seen in the distance

Annual procession of the Orangemen, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1922. Artist: J Johnson
Annual procession of the Orangemen, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Luthers room at Wartburg Castle, Eisenach, Germany, 1862. From The Illustrated London News (11 October 1862)

Luthers house at Wartburg Castle, Eisenach, Germany, 1862. From The Illustrated London News (11 October 1862)

The St Bartholomews Day massacre, 1898. Artist: Gustave Demoulin
The St Bartholomews Day massacre, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Hugh Peters, 17th century, (c1920). A fanatical puritan divine and parliamentary preacher during the commonwealth period in the 17th century

The Manner of Burning the Martyrs, during the Bloody Reign, of Queen Mary, 1783. Artist: Samuel Sparrow
The Manner of Burning the Martyrs, during the Bloody Reign, of Queen Mary, 1783. The execution of former Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, outside Balliol College, Oxford on 21 March 1556

Calvin and the four syndics in the courtyard of the College of Geneva

King Edward VI, 1784. From Harrisons Edition of Rapins History of England, by Paul Rapin de Thoyras. [John Harrison, London, 1784]

Louie Pounds and Powis Pinder in Lady Tatters, 1907. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
Louie Pounds and Powis Pinder in Lady Tatters, 1907. Pounds and Pinder are playing the parts of Isabel and Matthew Seraby

Richard Baxter (1615-1691), English Puritan, church leader and theologian, 19th century. Artist: Samuel Freeman
Richard Baxter (1615-1691), English Puritan, church leader and theologian, 19th century

Andrew Cant, Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters, (1870). Artist:s Freeman
Andrew Cant, Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters, (1870). An engraving of Cant (1590-1663) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen

Dirk Janszoon de Graeff, 16th century Mayor of Amsterdam, (18th century). Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Dirk Janszoon de Graeff, 16th century Mayor of Amsterdam, (18th century). De Graeff (1529-1589) was Mayor of the city of Amsterdam in 1578

Gilbert Burnet, Scottish theologian and historian. An advisor to William of Orange after falling out of favour with James II

Burning of a heretic, c16th century (1882-1884). Artist: Spex
Burning of a heretic, c16th century (1882-1884). The 16th century saw increasing strife between French Catholics and Protestants, culminating in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598)

Chateau de Montbeliard (Castle of Montbeliard), France, 1882-1884. Artist: Alexandre de Bar
Chateau de Montbeliard (Castle of Montbeliard), France, 1882-1884. From 1397 until the French Revolution, the castle belonged to the Dukes of Wurttemberg

Henry IV, King of France. Artist: Freebairn
Henry IV, King of France. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1589. A Protestant, he fought in the French Wars of Religion

King Edward VI (1537-1553), 1901-1910. From the Kings & Queens of England card game, by the food and drinks manufacturer the Mazawattee Tea Company

Thomas Manton, Puritan clergyman, (1816). Artist: J Chapman
Thomas Manton, Puritan clergyman, (1816). Manton (1620-1677) called for the restoration of Charles II in 1660. In 1662 he resigned from his Covent Garden living in protest at the Act of Uniformity

Archbishop Cranmer, (1816). Artist: J Chapman
Archbishop Cranmer, (1816). Cranmer (1489-1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI

The martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer, Oxford, 1856. Artist: George Hayter
The martyrdom of Ridley and Latimer, 1856. Nicholas Ridley (d1555), English clergyman and Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555), Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Worcester

Oliver Cromwell, his daughter and his chaplain, 17th century. Artist: A Suntach
Oliver Cromwell, his daughter and his chaplain, 17th century. Cromwell, Lord Protector from 1653, pictured with his youngest daughter, Frances, and his chaplain, Jeremy Withe

The Duke of Buckingham stabbed to death by John Felton, 23rd August 1628, (1792). Artist: Saunders
The Duke of Buckingham stabbed to death by John Felton, 23rd August 1628, (1792). George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was a favourite of King James I

Norman Macleod, 19th century Scottish theologian, author and social reformer, (1900). Artist: Elliott & Fry
Norman Macleod, 19th century Scottish theologian, author and social reformer, (1900). Portrait of MacLeod (1812-1872). A print from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV

Edward VI, King of England. Artist: R Sheppard
Edward VI, King of England. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward (1537-1553) became king in 1547 when just 9 years old. His rule was characterised by harsh Protestant reform

Prince Edward, later King Edward VI, c1540, (1902). Artist: Bruckmann
Prince Edward, later King Edward VI, c1540, (1902). The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward VI (1537-1553) became king in 1547 when just 9 years old

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