Reforation

The Reformation of the 16th Century

By Ricardog15
  • 1300

    The 14th Century Crises

    The 14th Century Crises
    Before the Reformation began there were a few things that led up to this.
  • May 24, 1337

    The Hundred Years' War

    The Hundred Years' War
    This war was the most notable conflict in the middle ages. It was between the house of Plantagenets (England) and the house of Valois (France).This war was to determine who gets the throne for France.
  • 1346

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
    A epidemic that began in rodents that carried fleas began to spread in Asia and India around 1330's.It took about 15 years before it reached Europe and by that time it had killed about 25 million people.
  • 1350

    The decline of the Church

    The decline of the Church
    With the Renaissance and the rise of humanism the decline of the church was immanent.
  • 1384

    John Wycliffe

    John Wycliffe
    John Wycliffe apposed the the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century. He is well known for translating the Vulgate into the Middle English bible now known as the Wycliffe's Bible. He also had a great following called the Lollards. The Lollard movement was marked as the precursor to the Protestant Reformation.
  • 1415

    Jan Hus

    Jan Hus
    Hus was one of the first reformers of the protestant reformation and was the best known representative of the Bohemian reformation.He denied Papal primacy. In his last day of life he voluntarily arrived to the Council of Constance to defend his teachings but being burned at stake in the process.
  • 1517

    The Reformation begins

    The Reformation begins
    In history the official date of when the reformation began was when Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Cathedral.
  • Period: 1519 to 1520

    Martin Luther importance

    The Leipzig debate 1519
    Pope Leo X excommunicates Luther
    Three books were written (Address to the German Nobility,
    On Christian Freedom, On the Babylonian Captivity)
  • 1521

    Diet of Worms

    Diet of Worms
    This was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire. Martin Luther was summoned by the emperor but Prince Fredrick iii the Elector of Saxony got an agreement to protect Luther to and from the meeting.
  • 1525

    The Peasants Revolt

    The Peasants Revolt
    There was a popular revolt by the German speaking European peasants and farmers. It lasted 2 years and it was a huge failure because they were so poorly armed. The casualties were about 100,000.
  • 1529

    Diet of Speyer

    Diet of Speyer
    This was a follow up to the first meeting that was held 1526 but three years later Lutheranism is officially outlawed. But not without a backlash. The Lutheran Princes protested (protestants).
  • 1531

    Ulrich Zwingli

    Ulrich Zwingli
    Zwingli was a protestant reformer and The Swiss Guard at the Vatican. He was the leader of the Reformation of Switzerland. He rejected all sacraments and was married. He died in the Battle of Kappel in 1531.
  • 1532

    Diet of Nuremburg

    Diet of Nuremburg
    Charles grants concessions to the Lutheran Princes.
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    The Counter Reformation

    Pope Paul III re institutes the Inquisition and then the Council of Trent (1545-1563) was held. In 1540 Pope Paul recognizes the Jesuit Order and The Society of Jesus was formed.
  • 1546

    A Century of Religious Warfare

    A Century of Religious Warfare
    After the peasants revolt in 1525 there was religious tension. In 1532 through 1546 both sides began to arm themselves. The Protestant side forms the Schmalkaldic League. On the other side the Catholics formed the Catholic League. In 1546 Martin Luther dies and the war begins.
  • 1564

    Jean Calvin

    Jean Calvin
    Calvin was a French lawyer and theologian. He was also a civic reformer. He believed that the church should run the state also called Theocracy. He emphasized on Missionary Work.