Modern World History sh

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  • Italian Wars
    1494

    Italian Wars

    In 1914 King Charles Vll of France invaded Italy, this began a series of wars in which France and Spain for control of there Italian Peninsula.
  • Martin Luther Writes 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther Writes 95 Theses

    Martin Luther didn't like how the Catholic Church was teaching because the Church taught that "good works" were needed for salvation but all Church teachings should be clearly based on the words of the Bible.
  • Edict of Worms
    1521

    Edict of Worms

    The Edict of Worms banned Luther's writings.
  • Peasant's War
    1524

    Peasant's War

    The Peasants War demanded agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords.
  • Anabaptists settle in Münster
    1533

    Anabaptists settle in Münster

    A group that baptized only the people who were old enough to decide to be Christian.
  • Act of Supremacy in England
    1534

    Act of Supremacy in England

    The Act of Supremacy in England defended the right of Henry Vlll to be supreme head of the Church of England.
  • Thomas More executed
    1535

    Thomas More executed

    Thomas More was executed in 1535 because he was convicted of treason
  • John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion
    1536

    John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion

    John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion was a book of the Reformation and it was a pillar of Protestant theology.
  • Jesuit order founded
    1540

    Jesuit order founded

    The pope created a religious order for his followers called the Society of Jesus. Members were called Jesuits.
  • Scotland becomes Calvinist
    1541

    Scotland becomes Calvinist

    Calvin believed that the ideal government was a theocracy. Protestants in Geneva, Switzerland, asked Calvin to lead their city.
  • Start of Roman Inquisition
    1542

    Start of Roman Inquisition

    The main purpose of the Start of Roman Inquisition was that the Inquisition was to impose religions uniformity, especially on converted Jews and Muslims, and later on Protestants. The Roman Inquisition used harsher methods like torture to force confessions and punish heresy, or a denial of Church teachings.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    Catholic bishops and cardinals agreed on several doctrines.
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    Charles V went to war against the Protestant princes, he ordered all German princes to assemble the city of Augsburg, There the princes agreed that each ruler would decide the religion of the state.
  • Reign of Elizabeth l
    1558

    Reign of Elizabeth l

    Her reign was a 45 year reign and she helped Britain through the loss of it's empire.
  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre is a massacre of French Protestants. It was plotted by Catherine de' Medici.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    The Edict of Nantes ended religious civil wars between French Catholics and Protestants.
  • Swiss Civil War

    Swiss Civil War

    The Swiss Civil War was to oppose anti-Catholic measures by Protestant liberal cannons.