The bloody history of the King James Bible: Great Books Explained

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The King James Bible is an intensely political work, and up until the 17th century, translating the Bible into English was a dangerous act, done in secret, and punishable by death.
Then in 1604, King James I of England authorised a new translation of the Bible, with the intention to clarify religious differences, but also to solidify his power and supremacy. In so doing, he unintentionally democratised a book which for so long had been withheld from the masses. He ended up creating the “people’s Bible”.

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FILMS
John Adams – 2008 ©HBO
What Dreams May Come - 1998 ©Universal
Orphhée - 1950 ©DisCina
Heaven can Wait – 1978 ©Paramount
The Gospel According to St. Matthew - 1967 ©Titanus
The Ten Commandments - 1956 ©Paramount
The Ten Commandments - 1923 ©Paramount
Mary Queen of Scots – 2019 ©Universal
God's Outlaw - 1986 ©Netflix
To Kill a King - 2003 ©Film4

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Missa Luba - Troubadours Du Roi Baudouin, 1965
Elizabethan Volta composed by David Hirschfelder

BOOKS
The King James Bible

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