Jan 23 - The Netherlands Splits
Today in 1579 a treaty was signed by Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and the province (but not the city) of Groningen which effectively split...
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Pearl of Great Price
Jan 30, 20213 min read
Jan 22 - Swiss Guard arrive at Vatican
Today in 1506 the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. Why did they arrive? How have their responsibilities...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 30, 20213 min read
Jan 21- The Pilgrim Fathers pray on US Soil
Today in 1621 the Pilgrims from England left their ship the Mayflower and gathered on shore at Plymouth, Massachusetts, for their first...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 30, 20213 min read
Jan 20 - How the Church survived Communist Russia
Today in 1918 the Bolshevik-controlled government enacted a Decree that proclaimed separation of church and state in Russia and deprived...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 30, 20211 min read
Jan 19 - Premiere of Goethe's Faust
Today in 1829, Germany saw the premiere of Faust. A tragedy in two parts, Goethe's Faust is considered to be the greatest work in German...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Jan 18 - Council of Trent and the counter-reformation
Today the third and final session of the Council of Trent opened. An ecumenical council as opposed to a local council it would prove ...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Jan 17 - Baptising Children?
Today in 1525 there was a public debate in Zurich, arranged by the city council, on whether it was permitted to baptise infants. Lead by...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Jan 16 - The Medici become the Pope's Bankers
Today in 1412 the Medici family agreed to become the official bankers of the papacy, which turbocharged their businesses across Europe. ...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Jan 15 - The invention of Basketball
Today in 1892 the chaplain and teacher James Naismith published the rules of basketball. This is the story of how he invented it at the...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20214 min read
Jan 14 - Albert Schweitzer Born
Today in 1875, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Theologian and Missionary, Albert Schweitzer was born. We look at his remarkable life and mixed...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Jan 13 - Mary Slessor and Twins
Today's pod looks at the life of a remarkable Scottish Woman, who dedicated her life to saving twins from infanticide amongst the Okoyong...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Jan 12 Digging up the Bible
Today in 1897 we remember an amazing discovery in ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus, in Egypt. Two English archaeologists, Bernard...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Jan 11- Danish Bishop who was father of Geology
Today we go back to year 1638 when Nicholas Steno was born in Copenhagen. He was recently commemorated with a Google Doodle as the...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Jan 10 John Paul II & Ronald Reagan
On Jan 10 1984 The United States and the Vatican established full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years. This was mainly...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Jan 9 - The worlds largest procession in Manila
In todays pod we go back to year 1787 and travel to Philippines where in Manila a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Jan 8 Gauchito Gil - Argentina's folk saint
Today in 1878 saw the death of Antonio Mamerto Gil Núñez, popularly known as Gauchito Gill, who has become the most prominent folk hero...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Jan 7 - Galileo starts a revolution
Today in 1610 the Italian Astronomer Galileo made his first observation of the four largest satellites of Jupiter, which are now named...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Jan 6 - Building of Washington National Cathedral
Today we remember how in 1893 the Washington National Cathedral was chartered by congress and the charter was signed by President...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Jan 5 - Twelfth Night
The fifth of January is the twelfth day of Christmas and so today we look at the rich tradition of Twelfth Night. In Spain, Twelfth...
Pearl of Great Price
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Jan 4 - The Scouts 'Duty to God and the King'
Today in 1912 the Scout Association was incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter and started its worldwide spread....
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