1494: William Tyndale
William Tyndale, born around 1494 in Lollard Gloucestershire, translated the Bible into English during the Reformation and was martyred for it. He studied at Oxford…
Read moreCalvin stayed for a few months, setting family business in order before setting off for Basel with his brother, Antoine. Burning bridges with the nation of his birth, he left instructions for the family lands in Noyon to be sold.