2026 is the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale’s 1526 New Testament, the first printed English translation from the original Greek. To mark the Tyndale500 and Amersham’s historic links with the Lollards, Amersham Museum in co-operation with the Tyndale Society and St Mary’s Church is holding two special talks this May:
Tue 5 May 2026 @ 7.00pm – 9.00pm
THE IMPORTANCE AND LEGACY OF TYNDALE’S TRANSLATION
a talk by Neil Rees, the Chair of the Tyndale Society and a prominent figure in the study of William Tyndale and the religious history of Buckinghamshire
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Tue 12 May 2026 @ 7.00pm – 9.00pm
FROM WYCLIF THROUGH TYNDALE AND BEYOND: THE REFORMATION IN AMERSHAM
a talk by Andrew Hope, a historian and independent researcher specialising in Lollardy and the early English Reformation
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The talks will be in St Mary’s Church, Old Amersham, HP7 0DB. The entrance charge is £5.