Part 2: Foundation Stones
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After the Romans left Britain, the Saxons stepped in, ushering in the period known as the Dark Ages. The Celts start to develop their own Christian traditions. St Augustine arrives in Britain in 597 AD, and becomes the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
Released on 13 Jun 2023
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Part 3: In Stone, and on Parchment
Ged visits a Buckinghamshire church that’s over 1100 years old, and discovers the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Part 4: Kings, Saints and Martyrs
We enter the Norman period and take a look into Britain’s Medieval Christian history. The eleventh century was a period of intense church building in Britain.
Part 5: The Winds of Change
In the aftermath of bubonic plague (aka “the black death”), people’s attitudes start to change – particularly towards religion and the Church. Luther challenges the authority of Rome, and John Wycliffe’s Bible translation ruffles feathers.
