World History Analysis and Views

William Tyndale believed that people in England should be able to read religious books - especially The Bible - in their own language. Sixteenth-century leaders of the Church vehemently disagreed.  So did the King of England - Henry VIII - and so did English law : In England, however, under the 1408 Constitutions of Oxford , it was strictly forbidden to translate the Bible into the native tongue. This ban was vigorously enforced by Cardinal Wolsey and the Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More , in an attempt to prevent the rise of English 'Lutheranism'. The only authorised version of the Bible was St Jerome's Latin translation, known as the ' Vulgate ', made in the fourth century and understood only by highly-educated people. A scholar fluent in eight languages , Tyndale came to believe that the teachings of church leaders were not always consistent with the Bible.  Furthermore, he wondered what good it was for people to hear Biblical readings and ...

25 Massacre of Thessalonica Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Share on Pinterest One of the earliest recorded large-scale massacres in world history happened in the year 390 when Roman Emperor Theodosius I sent troops to Thessalonica in order to quell some civil unrest. Apparently he was very angry when he gave them their initial instructions because he almost immediately dispatched a messenger telling the troops to disregard his previous orders. The messenger, however, arrived too late and 7,000 innocent men, women, and children had already been murdered. 24 Granada Massacre Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Share on Pinterest On December 30, 1066 Muslim mobs stormed the royal palace where Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela had sought refuge and crucified him. In the ensuing massacre of the Jewish population, many of the Jews of Granada were murdered. The massacre was apparently ...