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Jan 30 - Oliver Cromwell and two executions
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Today in 1661, Oliver Cromwell's dead body was exhumed and beheaded in revenge for his execution of King Charles I on Jan 30 in 1649. We look at how Cromwells puritanism motivated him, his disputed legacy, and Englands brief experiment with republicanism
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Today in 1661, Oliver Cromwell's dead body was exhumed and beheaded in revenge for his execution of King Charles I on Jan 30 in 1649. We look at how Cromwells puritanism motivated him, his disputed legacy, and Englands brief experiment with republicanism
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1 Feb 20 Abolitionist & former slave Frederick Douglass 6:56
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Today we look at the life and faith of Frederick Douglass, the first African-American to run for Vice President. He died today in 1895 but achieved a lot in his life after escaping from slavery himself.
Today in 1473 the mathematician, astronomer, and priest Copernicus was born in Poland. He famously formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the centre of the universe, which lead to the rethinking of reality, a Copernican Revolution.
A book that has never been out of print since it was published today in 1678, we look at puritan preacher John Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress
Today we remember the ending of the assembly of teh world council of churchhes in Canbera, Australia. Looking at the evolution of this inter-church organisation and the challenges for it
Today a relatively peaceful revolution took place in Mania removing the autocrat Ferdinand Marcos, We look at the crucial role church leaders played in this
Today we remember the life of a Lebanese Saint who attracts thousands of Christians and Muslims to his grave every month. We look at the purported miracles that surround him,
Today we try and get as close as we can to establishing who St Valentine actually was, and how his feast day has developed over time
Today in 1692, thirty members of the MacDonald clan were killed by troops of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment, as an example to the Clan chiefs who were dragging their feet in swearing allegiance to the Protestant William of Orange.... we explore the context in today's pod.
Today in 2016 saw the first-ever meeting between a Pope and the head of the Russian Orthodox church, we discuss how it came about and what will come of it
Today in 1858 a 14-year old girl, gathering firewood outside a grotto in South West France had the first encounter with a young woman which would transform the town and the area.
Today Christians remember how St Paul was shipwrecked in Malta, looking at the story and the historical evidence linked to it
Today we remember how a misdirected shell landed in Genoa Cathedral on Feb 9th 1941 and failed to explode. Called the miracle of St Lawrence.... we look at how people fall back on religious objects and places during times of war and stress.

1 Feb 8 The Quaker Benjamin Lay and Anti-Slavery 8:40
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Today we look at a remarkable character and his powerful witness against slavery, Benjamin Lay. We also look at the spiritual movement, the Quakers, that formed him. Their impressive legacy of social reform and famous businesses.
Today we remember the apocalyptical and puritanical Savanarola and his Bonfire of the Vanities that was lit today in Florence in 1497
Today we remember the execution on Feb 6 1927 in Mexico of a priest Fr Matteo Correa Magallenes. Exploring the Cristero War in Mexico and the involvement of the US.
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