in 1526, a man named william tiddale published a new version of the english testament. the first ever to use original greek sources. he was arrested and sentenced to death. in 1536, tindale was burned at the stake. in the midst of the fire, he died with a prayer on his lips. >> open the king of england. >> william tindale's prayer was answered. the greatest selling book of all time and changed the english language forever. in 1603, queen elizabeth died leaving the british throne to her second cousin james. james needed to find a way to step out of elizabeth's shadow and make his own mark. he found it in a most unlikely place. >> when james took the throne, the church of england was plagued by controversy and corruption. in 1604, he called a meeting with the bickering church leaders. anglican bishops and puritans that wanted to reform them. >> the hampton court conference, it turned into chaos. >> do you have any requests? and i mean truly worthy of my attention? >> much of the fighting focussed on england's 2 bibles. puritans favored the geneva translation. it was full