Modern World History - EP

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  • Reign of Elizabeth I
    1485

    Reign of Elizabeth I

    In these years, England was restored to Protestantism and a stable church of england was established with its own principle beliefs.
  • Italian Wars
    1494

    Italian Wars

    King Charles VII of France invaded Italy, creating a series of wars fought between France and Spain over control of the Italian Peninsula. helped expose Europe the Italian Renaissance
  • Martin Luther Writes 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther Writes 95 Theses

    Martin Luther writes up points coming from the people that he believed the church and pope needed to change/fix about religion and injustictice of power in the church.
  • Peasant’s War
    1524

    Peasant’s War

    peasants at unrest due to high taxes, lack of power ,and freedom. peasants stormed castles and monasteries, Luther doesn't help.
  • Act of Supremacy in England
    1534

    Act of Supremacy in England

    Declared Elizebeth supreme governor of the church and requires anyone taking a church office position to take an oath of supremacy and loyalty to the church.
  • John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion
    1536

    John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion

    a book to summarize protestant theology that expressed ideas of God and salvation
  • Jesuit order founded
    1540

    Jesuit order founded

    The society of Jesus were members of the popes following (Jesuits). they founded schools throughout Europe and taught classical studies and theology. their goal was to convert non-Christians to Catholicism.
  • Start of Roman Inquisition
    1542

    Start of Roman Inquisition

    a Church court called the Roman Inquisition to fight Protestantism. its main goal being to impose religious uniformity by using very harsh methods.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    a meeting of Roman Catholic leaders, formed and brought together by the Pope Paul III to criticize doctrines made by the Protestant reformers.
  • Peace of augsburg
    1555

    Peace of augsburg

    officially cut ties between lutheranism and catholicism in Germany and ended the religious struggle between the two groups allowing them to peacefully coexist.
  • Scotland becomes Calvinist
    1560

    Scotland becomes Calvinist

    a Scottish preacher named John Knox introduced calvinism to scottland. his followers were called Presbyterians. by 1560s, Protestants made Calvinism Scotland’s official religion.
  • St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    Catholic mobs angrily hunt for Protestants and murder them. The massacres six months and 12,000 Huguenots were killed
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV grants that Protestants could live in peace in France and worship however and wherever they wanted in some French cities.