Protestant Collection (page 6)

Free seats: In Anglican churches in England in the 19th century more prosperous families rented their pews
530207 Free seats: In Anglican churches in England in the 19th century more prosperous families rented their pews, but some free seats were available for the poor

Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France
530193 Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France, encouraging his parishioners to construct road to decrease their isolation

Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France
530192 Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in Vosges region of France, encouraging his parishioners to construct road to decrease their isolation

Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555) English Protestant martyr, preaching in front of Edward VI
527819 Hugh Latimer (c1485-1555) English Protestant martyr, preaching in front of Edward VI. Under the Roman Catholic Mary I he was burnt at the stake with Ridley and Cranmer at Oxford

The Battle of the Partitions: Catholic Relief Act, 1829. Supported, right, by Wellington, Peel
527781 The Battle of the Partitions: Catholic Relief Act, 1829. Supported, right, by Wellington, Peel, Brougham and Burdett and opposed by Cumberland and Eldon

Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora, c.1550
7293482 Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora, c.1550; (add.info.: Religion. Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther and his wife Katharina von Bora)

The Calvinists were surprised, preparing to eat a roti capon on a Friday are taken off (engraving)
5944516 The Calvinists were surprised, preparing to eat a roti capon on a Friday are taken off (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving The Calvinists were surprised)

The persecution of Protestants
5304624 The persecution of Protestants.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the persecution by burning of Protestant Martyrs in England during the rule of the Catholic Queen Mary Tudor)

Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927130 Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg)

Johann Tetzel (1465-1519) sells indulgences, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927046 Johann Tetzel (1465-1519) sells indulgences, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Johann Tetzel (1465-1519) sells indulgences

Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927141 Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg)

Martin Luther as a Kurrendesaenger in front the Cotta family in Eisenach, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4926982 Martin Luther as a Kurrendesaenger in front the Cotta family in Eisenach, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Martin Luther as a Kurrendesaenger in front the Cotta family in Eisenach)

Luther on the Imperial Diet, Reichstag in Worms, coloured image (artist unknown)
UTD4926928 Luther on the Imperial Diet, Reichstag in Worms, coloured image (artist unknown), from : " Doktor Martin Luthers Leben, Thaten und Meinungen (Doctor Martin Luthers life)

View of the Holy Club founded by brothers Charles (1707-1788) and John Wesley (1703-1791) in 1729
ELD4917690 View of the Holy Club founded by brothers Charles (1707-1788) and John Wesley (1703-1791) in 1729, which led to the formation of the Methodist church - in addition to the founding brothers

Germany, Bavaria, Nuernberg, memorial of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1862 (engraving)
UTD4926171 Germany, Bavaria, Nuernberg, memorial of Philipp Melanchthon (1497-1560), 1862 (engraving); (add.info.: Steel engraving from : " Deutsche Ehrenhalle " (German hall of honour)

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Puritans of New England (New England)
NWI4887378 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Puritans of New England (New England) at the exit of the church, 17th century

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Drums calling the settlers to Mass (Puritans)
NWI4888642 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Drums calling the settlers to Mass (Puritans), 17th century. Coloring engraving by E.A

Invites toasting for the New Year in New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam), 1640. Colouring engraving of the 19th century
NWI4880910 Invites toasting for the New Year in New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam), 1640. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Dragon of Heresie. Allegory of Martin Luther's Protestant reform. Engraving extracted from Guidius "
NWI4837419 Dragon of Heresie. Allegory of Martin Luther's Protestant reform. Engraving extracted from Guidius " Dialogy" printed in Switzerland, 1521

United States, Massachusetts: Pelerins during an office, Plymouth, Massachusetts, years 1620
NWI4965757 United States, Massachusetts: Pelerins during an office, Plymouth, Massachusetts, years 1620. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, Massachusetts: Reverend Cotton Mather trying to save by prayers a soul held by the demon of a woman
NWI4965849 United States, Massachusetts: Reverend Cotton Mather trying to save by prayers a soul held by the demon of a woman suspected of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, 1690 years

House and academy of the Quakers on South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, United States, 18th century
NWI4960433 House and academy of the Quakers on South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, United States, 18th century. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Protestant preacher traveling on his circuit at the border of the territory
NWI4958775 Protestant preacher traveling on his circuit at the border of the territory, riding under his umbrella to protect himself from the rain, around 1800

Box pews 1870, 1870
3479565 Box pews 1870, 1870; (add.info.: Box pews 1870, Box pew is a type of church pew that is encased in panelling and was prevalent in England)

Kings William III, Prince of Orange (William III, 1650-1702) and Mary II of England (1662-1694)
NWI4946366 Kings William III, Prince of Orange (William III, 1650-1702) and Mary II of England (1662-1694) "The Protestants Joy" at the head of England after the "Glorious

Representation of an assembly of the desert, clandestine meetings held by Protestants at the time of persecution of
ELD4945011 Representation of an assembly of the desert, clandestine meetings held by Protestants at the time of persecution of their religion (i.e)

Coat of the Family of William (Guillaume) Penn (1644-1718), founder of Pennsylvania
NWI4951778 Coat of the Family of William (Guillaume) Penn (1644-1718), founder of Pennsylvania. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg, c.1970 (engraving)
UTD4916067 Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg, c.1970 (engraving); (add.info)

Portrait of Karl Hase (1800-1890) German Protestant theologian and church historian. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4905590 Portrait of Karl Hase (1800-1890) German Protestant theologian and church historian. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

Portrait of Jean Calvin (Jehan Cauvin, 1509-1564) was a French man of letters, a Protestant theologian
NWI4940329 Portrait of Jean Calvin (Jehan Cauvin, 1509-1564) was a French man of letters, a Protestant theologian. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info)

Judgment of Martin Luther (1483-1546) before the court of Thomas de Vio known as Cardinal de Caietan or Cajetan
NWI4939351 Judgment of Martin Luther (1483-1546) before the court of Thomas de Vio known as Cardinal de Caietan or Cajetan (1469-1534), Diete de Worms, 1521

Photograph of Native Christians learning chemistry
3521097 Photograph of Native Christians learning chemistry; (add.info.: Photograph of Native Christians learning chemistry. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ulster, Ireland, 1885
2902829 Ulster, Ireland, 1885; (add.info.: Ulster, Ireland, 1885.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG

Martin Luther at The Diet of Worms, Germany in 1521, after a 19th century print
3252944 Martin Luther at The Diet of Worms, Germany in 1521, after a 19th century print; (add.info.: Martin Luther at The Diet of Worms, Germany in 1521. Martin Luther, 1483-1546)

Photograph of the first school for deaf and dumb in China
3521100 Photograph of the first school for deaf and dumb in China; (add.info.: Photograph of the first school for deaf and dumb in China. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

John Knox (1505-1572), 1870 (engraving)
864673 John Knox (1505-1572), 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: John Knox (1505-1572) Scottish Protestant (Calvinist) reformer

David Stratton, Scottish fisherman and Protestant martyr, paying his tithes with fish. Mid-19th century (engraving)
865382 David Stratton, Scottish fisherman and Protestant martyr, paying his tithes with fish. Mid-19th century (engraving); (add.info)

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Second charge at the battle of Dreux, 19 December 1562
535850 French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Second charge at the battle of Dreux, 19 December 1562.; (add.info.: French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Second charge at the battle of Dreux, 19 December 1562)

A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake at Smithfield, London, 27 January 1556
530380 A priest, 4 laymen and 2 women burned at the stake at Smithfield, London, 27 January 1556, for refusing to deny their Protestant belief. Reign of Mary I (Bloody Mary)

Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I was
530261 Gunpowder Plot, Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up English Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605 when James I was due to open a new session

Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in the Vosges region of France
530191 Johann Friedrich Oberlin (1740-1826) Lutheran philanthropist and pastor in the Vosges region of France, cooking a frugal meal and reading. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG

History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Puritans of New England (New England)
NWI4888759 History of the settlers and the conquete of the West: American pioneers. Puritans of New England (New England) debating a problem, 17th century

Le siege de la Rochelle 1627-1628: Cardinal de Richelieu (Armand Jean du Plessis)
ELD4870605 Le siege de la Rochelle 1627-1628: Cardinal de Richelieu (Armand Jean du Plessis, 1585-1642) celebrates the mass at the camp of La Rochelle before the Musketeers and the Assembled Troops

First Quaker meeting house with hexagon architecture in Burlington, New Jersey, United States built in 1683
NWI4958627 First Quaker meeting house with hexagon architecture in Burlington, New Jersey, United States built in 1683. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean Paul Rabaut, dit Rabaut de Saint Etienne (1743-1793), depute, Protestant and Girondin
JEB4902538 Portrait of Jean Paul Rabaut, dit Rabaut de Saint Etienne (1743-1793), depute, Protestant and Girondin. Painting by Joseph Boze (1745-1826)

Martin Luther (1483-1546) a Wittenberg burns the bubble of excommunication made by Pope Leon X
ELD4918880 Martin Luther (1483-1546) a Wittenberg burns the bubble of excommunication made by Pope Leon X, 16/12/1520 - (Martin Luther publicly burns papal bull of excommunication)

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) English prelate: Archbishop of Canterbury. Under Henry VIII he adopted the Protestant faith
527296 Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) English prelate: Archbishop of Canterbury. Under Henry VIII he adopted the Protestant faith. Under Mary I he condemned for heresy and burned at the stake

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, burning the Papal Bull excommunicating him. Wittenberg, 1520
529963 Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, burning the Papal Bull excommunicating him. Wittenberg, 1520.; Universal History Archive/UIG

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Protestantism, a significant branch of Christianity, has shaped the course of history with its diverse beliefs and influential figures. From Oliver Cromwell leading his troops at the Battle of Edgehill during the English Civil War to Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Castle Church, Protestants have left an indelible mark. The Scottish Covenanters proudly waved their flag as they fought for religious freedom against oppressive rulers. Meanwhile, Jonathan Edwards preached powerful sermons that ignited spiritual awakenings in colonial America. John Calvin's teachings on predestination and divine sovereignty continue to shape Protestant theology today. In Lewes, East Sussex, burning crosses illuminate the night sky during the annual bonfire night parade—a reminder of historical conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. Satire against Martin Luther highlights how even within Protestantism itself, there are differing opinions and interpretations. As dawn breaks over Dresden Frauenkirche in Germany or twilight descends upon Londonderry/Derry's Peace Bridge and skyline in County Londonderry, we witness symbols of peace amidst a tumultuous past marked by religious divisions. John Calvin stands alongside four syndics at Geneva—his influence extending beyond theological realms into governance. Westminster Abbey in London serves as a testament to centuries-long Protestant worship and tradition. And finally, gazing upon John Donne's portrait from c. 1595 reminds us that individual voices within Protestantism have contributed greatly to literature and intellectual discourse throughout history. From battles fought to ideas debated; from reformations sparked to art inspired—Protestantism continues to be a force that shapes our world today.