Season 2 - Episode 8 Reformation Devils: James VI & I and the North Berwick Witch Trials

Season 2 - Episode 8 Reformation Devils: James VI & I and the North Berwick Witch Trials

Elizabeth’s research focuses on King James VI & V’s experience with witch hunting in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries and the Early Modern European witch trials and asks the question, “How did King James VI’s elevated political position and strong beliefs concerning the witch phenomenon influence 16th and 17th-century societal, religious, and political life during the Scottish and English witch trials?” She closely examines Dæmonology, written by King James during this time period, and several other supporting sources.

Season 2 - Episode 7 Songs of Praises: William Williams Pantycelyn and the Welsh Revival

The research on William Williams, Pantycelyn seeks to integrate his life and his work within the context of the Welsh Reformation and on the wider Protestant world. While it is not original research, per se, it is original in the sense that this research seeks to shine a light on William Williams, Pantycelyn from a viewpoint within twenty-first century United States. The research first seeks to understand the cultural and religious landscape of eighteenth century Wales before looking at Williams’s life and particularly his most famous work Arglwydd, arwain trwy’r anialwch (in English, Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah/Redeemer)

Season 2 - Episode 6 Inquiries in the Inquisition: the case of Francisca de los Apsótoles

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition, however in the case of Francisca de los Apostolés, the inquisition was directly involved in the suppression of her goals to reform the Catholic Church. Her ambitions included reforming the corrupt officials within the church and helping the poor women in the town of Toledo. Listen as we dive into the visions she claims to have and her torment from demons as she fights for reform within the church.

Season 2 - Episode 5 Jeanne d’Albret: Queen of the Huguenots

Queen Jeanne III of Navarre was deeply involved in the spread of the reformation in France. She was a member by marriage of the Bourbon family, the primary leaders of the protestant Huguenot faction in the Wars of Religion. Throughout her life she worked to legitimize their cause by strengthening their ties to the crown. Yet, hers was not a political faith but a firm trust built on study and conviction.

Season 2 - Episode 4 Images of Reformation Thesis and Antithesis: Working through the 1521 Passional Christi und Antichristi

In this episode, we will explore the use of images as a persuasive medium in the long reformation. this will be explored through the inventions of new technologies, and a set of images drawn by Lucas Cranach the Elder and Martin Luther.