History TimeLine

  • Period: Jan 1, 1525 to Jan 1, 1535

    England

  • Feb 15, 1525

    England: First reaction

    Luther's ideas were met with opposition in England.
  • Jan 1, 1529

    England: King changes mind

    The English King had a conflict with the Pope.
  • Jan 1, 1530

    England: What happened to Church

    The king took away the control of the Pope over the church and called Parliament into session.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    France: King first reaction

    The King was fine with the Protestants.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    England: Act of Supremacy

    The Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making the monarch the leader of the Church.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1534 to

    France

  • Dec 1, 1536

    France: Protestants posted posters

    The Protestants started posting posters everywhere in Paris.
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Germany: Ruler before Reformation

    The Holy Roman Emperor ruled Germany before the Reformation.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Jan 1, 1556

    Germany

  • Jan 1, 1547

    Germany: Emperor initiated a crackdown

    The Emperor initiated a crackdown against Protestants in Germany, this resulted in a religious war.
  • Jan 1, 1550

    France: Queen tries to bring peace

    The Frech queen tried to bring peace to the nation by marrying the leader of the Protestants.
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Germany: Peace of Augsburg

    The Peace of Augsburg allowed each German ruler to choose what religion the nation would follow.
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Spain: King tries to keep empire Catholic

    The King championed counter-reformation, the Protestants were not allowed to worship freely.
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Spain: inherited control over Netherlands

    Many of the Dutch people worshipped Calvinism, the King had set up a inquistion against this. The Dutch people rebelled against this and it started a war lasting more than 75 years.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1555 to

    Spain

  • Jan 1, 1556

    Germany: Northern Germany remained Protestants

  • Jan 1, 1572

    France: Anti-Protestants start attacking Protestants

    Anti-Protestants started to attack and kill Protestants, in total around 300 protestants were killed.
  • Spain: King assaults England.

    When the Queen of England sent help to the Dutch rebels, Philip responded with an attack overseas. English nacy fought back and won.
  • France: The Edict of Nantes

    The French King made the Catholicism the religion of the Church and give protestants the freedom to perform their own religion.
  • Spain: 1618, Thirty years' war

    Spain joined the Thirty Years' war in hope of restoring Catholicism.
  • Spain: Peace of Westphalia

    This treaty allowed people to practise their own religion.