The King James Bible
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court was the impressive venue for James I's 1603 conference about the church that led to the commissioning of the King James Bible. Hampton Court is also home to the oldest tennis court in the world – Henry VIII played on it from 1528.
Hampton Court
Visitors to Hampton Court today can see a copy of Holbein’s Portrait of Henry VIII; Hampton Court was also the place where the King James Bible was born.
Angels in Art
The Angel of the North is in a longstanding tradition of angels in art. Religious artworks in particular, such as depictions of the sacrifice of Isaac or the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary, draw on the stories of angelic messengers in the Bible for their subject matter.
A Call to Faith
During televised live FA Cup matches, you are quite likely to see an evangelical Christian or two in the crowd holding up a sign reading "John 3:16" as a call to faith. In the King James Bible, the relevant passage reads: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
