Today in History - August 31

A special thanks to Wikipedia.com for following historical information. The sermons I have chosen from Sermonaudio.com

1535 – Pope Paul III excommunicates English King Henry VIII from the church. He drew up a papal bull of excommunication which began Eius qui immobilis.[1]

Recommended sermons and podcasts:

• Henry VIII and Puritanism, by Joe Morecraft III
• The Biggest Change Since Henry VIII Took the Church of England from the Pope, by Dr. Alan Cairns

1888 – Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.

Recommended sermons and podcasts: The Sixth Commandment: Jack the Ripper and Jill the Ignorer, by Jonathan Dorst [Text: Deuteronomy 5:17; Matthew 5:21 & 22]

Recommended reading: Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper-Case Closed: Cornwell, Patricia