Protestantism Collection (page 14)

Henry Allon (1818-1892), English Congregational divine, c1890

George Abbott (1562-1633), English cleric and Archbishop of Canterbury, 17th century. Artist: Simon Pass
George Abbott (1562-1633), English cleric and Archbishop of Canterbury, 17th century. Abbott, seen holding what appears to be a prayerbook, was a supporter of the Puritans

Edwin Abbott (1838-1926), English educationalist and theologian, c1895. Abbott was the author of the mathematical satire Flatland. He was Headmaster of the City of London School (1865-1889)

Protestants burned at the stake for refusing to deny their faith, Smithfield, London, 1556
A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake at Smithfield, London, 27 January 1556, for refusing to deny their Protestant belief. Reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary). Wood engraving 1848

John Oldcastle, Lollard leader, hung and burnt hanging for denying transubstantiation, 1417(1848)
John Oldcastle, Lord Cobham, Lollard leader, condemned as heretic for denying transubstaniation and hung and burnt hanging in St Giless Fields, London, 1417

Spanish troops torching buildings and massacring during Spanish rule in Netherlands, 1567-73
Spanish troops torching buildings and massacring civilians during the Duke of Alvas repressive Spanish Roman Catholic rule in the Protestant Netherlands (1567-73). Copperplate engraving

Burning of John Badby for heresy, 1410 (1848)
Burning of John Badby (d.1410) at Smithfield, London, for heresy. A tailor from Worcester, he was a Lollard and follower of Wycliffe. Denied transubstantiation. Wood engraving, 1848

Spanish Execution of Huguenots, c1565. Spanish tyranny in Nertherlands. Portraits are Margaret of Parma, Spanish Regent in Netherlands (1559-67), Philip II of Spain, and Antoine Granvell

Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn at Brussels during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands, 1568. Duke of Alva, mounted centre right

Protestants in the Netherlands executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73)
Protestants in the Netherlands being executed for heresy during Duke of Alvas repressive rule (1567-73). Copperplate engraving

Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575), Swiss Protestant Reformation divine
Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575) Swiss Protestant Reformation divine. Successor to Zwingli. Copperplate engraving

Waldensian youth hiding his vernacular Bible c1200 (19th century). Waldenses (Valdenses:Vaudois:Valdesi) was a Christian sect originating 12th century France

Waldenses missionary / troubador showing his vernacular Bible, c1170
Waldenses missionary/troubador showing his vernacular Bible, c1170. Waldenses (Valdenses: Vaudois: Valdesi) Christian sect originating in 12th century France

Lucrezia Castellani before Inquisitors after banned Waldenses service, c1476 (19th century)
Lucrezia Castellani accused of heresy before Inquisitors at Turin after taking part in a banned Waldenses service, c1476 (19th century)

Lutheran Cathedral in Helsinki, 19th century

Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760), German theologian. Pupil of Francke and convert to pietism. Revived Moravian Church, aided its establishment in America. Wood engraving

William Parker (Lord Monteagle), receiving letter of warning of the plot, 1605. Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I due

Arrest of Guy Fawkes in cellars of Parliament, 1605 (19th century). Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I due to open new

Ulrich Zwingli, Swiss Reformation divine, c1530 (1851). Chaplain to Swiss forces during Second War of Kappel when he was killed in battle. Steel engraving

Theodore Beza, French religous reformer, c1600 (c1851)
Theodore Beza, French religous reformer and leading Calvinist, c1600 (c1851)

Asa Gray, American botanist, 1888. Specialist on Japanese flora and friend of Darwin. who accepted Natural Selection as force in evolution but, as devout Protestant

Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian and phycisian, (1511-1553) 1727. Portrait from biography published in 1727. Escaped Catholic Inquisitor General at Lyon

Title page of Luthers translation of the Old Testament, 1534
Title page of Luthers translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into German, 1534. Martin Luther (1483-1546) German religious reformer

Early map of Massachusetts Bay, USA. Massachusetts was first settled by the Pilgrim Fathers, the Puritans who escaped religious persecution in England and sailed to America from Plymouth, England

John and Charles Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739 (1868). Artist: Francis Arthur Fraser
John and Charles Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739 (1868). John Wesley (1703-1791) and his brother Charles (1707-1788) were the founders of Methodism

John Wesley, 18th century English non-conformist preacher, 1888. Wesley (1703-1791) preaching in the open air in Cornwall. He and his brother Charles were the founders of Methodism

George Wishart, 16th century Scottish reformer and martyr, mid 19th century. Wishart (c1513-1546) on his way to trial before Archbishop Beaton, giving his purse to a beggar

A Quaker meeting, 1839. The Protestant denomination known as the Society of Friens, or the Quakers, originated in England in the mid 17th century

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), French Protestant philosopher

Nicholas Bacon (1509-1579), English statesman, 1750. A staunch Protestant, Bacon fell out of favour during the reign of Mary I. Under Elizabeth I he was created Lord Keeper of the Great Seal (1558)

TheTrial of a Witch, America, (17th century), 1882
TheTrial of a Witch, America, (17th century). Illustration from Mary E. Wilkins Giles Corey, Yeoman. Wood engraving 1892

Pilgrim Fathers on their way to church, 1620. Pilgrim Fathers, the Puritans who settled in Plymouth in 1620, founding first permanent colony in New England. Engraving after picture by G.H. Boughton

Martin Luther with reformers, c1530. Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, left, with John Oecolampadius, John Frederick the Magnanimous

Martin Luther, c1830
Martin Luther (1481-1546), c1830, German Protestant reformer

Protestant theologians working on Luthers translation of the Bible, c1530s
Protestant theologians working on Luthers translation of the Bible. Left to Right: Philip Melancthon (1497-1560), Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Title page of Leo Xs Papal Bull, 1520. The Papal Bull excommunicated the German Protestant reformer Martin Luther

Philip Melanchthon the German Protestant reformer, c18th century. Engraving after original likeness by Durer

Pope Leo X supervising the burning of Martin Luthors books, 1521
Woodcut of Pope LEO X (Giovanni de Medici 1475-1521, Pope from 1513) supervising the burning of Martin Luthers books after the first Diet of Worms, 1521

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) the German Protestant reformer
Philip Melanchthon the German Protestant reformer, 1497-1560. Portrait after Holbein

Jeddo and Belfast; or, a Puzzle for Japan, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Jeddo and Belfast; or, a Puzzle for Japan, 1872. The Archbishop of Canterbury greets the Japanese Ambassador. The Ambassador

Obstructives, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Obstructives, 1870. In the doorway of the school, a variety of Ministers and Nonconformists argue, whilst Mr Punch tells Policeman Bull that this prevents the two working-class children from entering

The Three R s; Or, Better Late Than Never, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Three R s; Or, Better Late Than Never, 1870. In February 1870 Forster introduced his Elementary Education Bill in Parliament

Between Two Fires, 1875. Artist: Joseph Swain
Between Two Fires, 1875. Pope Pius IX is on the left of this cartoon and Bismarck of Germany on the right. In the middle is the young son of the abdicated Queen Isabella of Spain

Big Bogey in Ireland, 1869. Artist: Joseph Swain
Big Bogey in Ireland, 1869. The Cardinal forbids his little catholic children from joining their Protestant friends in the National School

Two Girls of The Period, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Two Girls of The Period, 1869. This cartoon shows a fashionable protestant convert to Catholicism looking in horror at the Catholic nun

The Chichester Extinguisher, 1868. This cartoon depicts the Bishop of Chichester berating his ritualist parson. The parson is wearing ornate vestments and is burning incense

Street scene, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Street scene, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. The dome of the citys LutheranCathedral can be seen in the background

Organ and chandelier, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Artist: Sheldon Marshall
Organ and chandelier, Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland, 2011. Helsinkis Lutheran Cathedral (Tuomiokirkko), also known as the Cathedral of St Nicholas

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