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The Martyrs’ Memorial in Oxford is one of the most prominent Victorian monuments in England, commemorating three key figures of the English Reformation: Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley, and Thomas Cranmer. The memorial stands as a striking reminder of the religious upheavals of the sixteenth century and the profound costs associated with doctrinal change in England. The monument was completed in Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer in the Saxon Tower: I’m here in a very important room in Oxford, England. When Mary Tudor became the Queen, that was in 1553, she believed it was her responsibility to turn the clock back and to make England into a Catholic country again. To do this, she martyred a number of people, and the most famous three Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer at the Martyr’s Cross: Mary Tudor believes it’s God’s will that she turn England back to Catholicism. And she thought that if she killed a number of martyrs, if she killed a number of people, a number of Protestants, surely the country would turn back. Well, she killed nearly 300, but there are three that are famous, and Read more...
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Erwin Lutzer at St. Mary’s Church: Some of us have just had the opportunity of visiting St. Mary’s Church here in Oxford, England, and we recounted the story of Bishop Cranmer, who was a Protestant and advanced the Protestant faith, eventually converted to Catholicism out of fear. He knew that Queen Mary wanted to kill him. And then here in Read more...