The Counter-Reformation was the Catholic Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation spreading through Europe during the Renaissance.

Although Reformation had been under way in Germany ... Yet Henry did follow some semi-Protestant policies, in particular with regard to monasticism. Between 1536 and 1540 all religious houses ...

In 1545 the English had encouraged George Wishart to tour Scotland and spread Protestant ideas by preaching. This helped to inspire future Protestant leaders such as John Knox. When Cardinal ...

Morgan's magnificent achievement made Welsh the only non-state language of Protestant Europe to be the medium of a published Bible within a century of the Reformation, a key factor in its ...