by Ryan Reeves
Henry VIII and Early Anglicanism (YouTube)
Henry VIII wanted a divorce, and when the pope refused, he started the Anglican Church. This video tells the story of Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon, and Anne Boleyn. It also tells the story about how early Anglicanism was formed under Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Cranmer.
Elizabeth I and Anglicanism (YouTube)
Elizabeth I was the second queen in English history and the first Anglican Protestant queen ever. Without Elizabeth I there would be no Anglican Church today. But Elizabeth I was also unique in her stance on traditional religion, and she rejected several Puritan theologies in her realm. This video tells the story of Elizabeth I, Anglicanism, Puritanism, and the birth of the Shakespearean Age.
Stuart England (YouTube)
Puritanism (YouTube)
The English Civil War and Puritanism (YouTube)
Unitarians, Baptists, and Quakers (YouTube)
Dr. Reeves has been a full-time faculty member at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Jacksonville, FL since 2010. Dr. Reeves completed a Ph.D. in Church History from the University of Cambridge on Tudor evangelicalism. He has been a guest lecturer for Reformed Theological Seminary and also for Cambridge University. A church historian, Dr. Reeves’ primary research interests are political theology and ecclesiology during the Reformation, specifically political obedience, resistance theory and the relationship between church and state. He also has an interest in the early Swiss Reformation, the Tudor dynasty and early Protestant theology.