September 6 - Martin Luther writes to the Pope

On this day in Tudor history, 6th September 1520, the famous reformer Martin Luther sent his pamphlet “On the Freedom of a Christian” (also known as “A Treatise on Christian Liberty”) to Pope Leo X. In the pamphlet, he emphasised the “two-fold nature” of Christians as saints and sinners, flesh and spirit. 

Luther is, of course, seen as the catalyst of the European Reformation, and in today's talk, Tudor history author Claire Ridgway explains why, what he believed, how he ended up being excommunicated and made an outlaw, and what happened to him. You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/Hua1ahnXyGg

Also on this day in Tudor history, 6th September 1615, in the reign of King James I, Tudor physician, clergyman and inventor of modern shorthand, Timothy Bright, was buried at St Mary's Church, Shrewsbury. Find out more about this fascinating man and the works he published in Elizabeth I’s reign, which have helped people the world over, in last year’s video - https://youtu.be/e_UpY0kNVDc