2018年5月29日 · Anglicans are among the many today who laud Tyndale as the "father of the English Bible." But it was their own founder, King Henry VIII, who in 1531 declared that "the translation of the Scripture corrupted by William Tyndale should be utterly expelled, rejected, and put away out of the hands of the people."

2024年6月28日 · At first the King was a fan, after reading The Obedience of a Christian Man, which was pro-secular authority. However, Tyndale argued against Henry's divorce, which served to put him in the same political hitlist as Thomas More. There are accounts of the King sending agents to attempt to capture Tyndale, and appealing to the Emperor.

2018年6月1日 · Tyndale was executed in Vilvoorde (now in Flemish Brabant in Belgium) by the Hapsburg Imperial and Catholic authorities, not by Henry VIII of England – Henry Commented Jun 4, 2018 at 14:11

2014年7月12日 · Having arrived in Britain to confront Allectus, Asclepiodotus burned his own ships to prevent his men from retreating. (5) In 363, Julian the Apostate, Emperor of Rome invaded Persia. After his army crossed the Tigris he had all the pontoons and barges burned so there would be no thought of going back.

2021年7月9日 · — William W. Boyer: "The Bible in Wisconsin Public Schools: A Forbidden Book" Religious Education, 55:6, p403–409, 2006.doi. Of course, the more general approach must look at the universal church, una sancta, especially in the form of what is now known as The Holy Roman Catholic church.

2015年1月29日 · As an aside, one historian who does not seem to have doubts is William Manchester. Note that many on this site do not take A World Lit Only By Fire to be a credible source. Apparently, the Banquet of Chestnuts is further confirmation that William Manchester is not to be trusted.

2017年10月7日 · The cities aren't just Italian: the Athens of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" bears little resemblence to historical Athens (and the play mentions India, too); "The Winter's Tale" gives Bohemia a seacoast; "Twelfth Night"'s Illyria is very English - even having a …

2021年7月21日 · During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, the RN permanently lost just 10 ships to enemy action (a few others were captured but subsequently re-taken). In the same period they lost a total of 344 ships to the sea; 254 were wrecked, 75 had foundered and 15 had burned/blown up.

2018年8月11日 · Nero ruled from 54 A.D. till he (allegedly) committed suicide on 9 June 68 A.D. Whether he took his own life because of remorse and regret will never be known.

According to the source of Wikipedia: "they shot the captain [Magellan] through the right leg with a poisoned arrow...