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Gunpowder was able to change the way wars were fought. Soldiers went from being well-trained and expensive to being able to kill a knight with just a few days of practice and a little bit of luck. The ideas of innovation from the Renaissance still persisted. -
This was the first time a book was printed instead of hand copied. This was when people could actually own the bible, and this started people being able to own books and think for themselves. -
Martin Luther became the catalyst of the Reformation and still has people who follow his ideas today. -
Nobody expects it.
On a serious note, it was a royal terror group until 1483 when it got official papal support. It was to find those who had allegedly converted but were still practicing old faith. -
John Calvin came around much later than Luther, but this doesn't mean he wasn't also important. He did what Luther did, but took it a step further. -
This was what really kicked off the reformation and eventually the effects that followed. He nailed it to the door of the church because he believed that indulgences were wrong and he wanted to point that out. -
This was a formal assembly where Martin Luther was called in to renounce or back up his views. This got Martin declared as a heretic and forbade anyone else from following his views. -
Paul III was the man who brought about the Catholic Reformation. His actions would be very long-lasting. -
Better known as the Inquisition, this was the official and permanent organization meant to root out heresy in the Catholic lands. This came as a response to the many Protestant factions.
"The Inquisition" has a lot of names and time periods associated with it, so it is somewhat hard to research. -
Spain was going to invade England. This was because England was funding pirates to raid Spanish ports and holdings in the new world.