Modern World History MW

  • 1494

    Italian War

    Italian War
    King Charles VII invaded Italy this began a series of wars and France and Spain fought over control for Italy. This help expose the rest of Europe to the ideas of the Italian Renaissance
  • 1517

    Martin Luther Writes 95 These

    Martin Luther Writes 95 These
    Wrote criticism about the selling of indulgences and sent it to the arch bishop of Mainz
  • 1521

    Edict of Worms

    Edict of Worms
    A set of laws that said no one could give food and shelter to Martin Luther and all his books to be burned
  • 1524

    Peasant's War

    Peasant's War
    Tens of thousands of german peasants stormed the castles because of high taxes and unequal power.
  • 1531

    Swiss Civil War

    Swiss Civil War
    Swiss Protestants and Catholics Broke out into a war Zwingli met his death in this war
  • 1533

    Act of Supremacy in England

    Act of Supremacy in England
    This act made Henry 8 the head in church of England
  • 1535

    Thomas More Excuted

    Thomas More Excuted
    Thomas More did not did take the oath of supremacy and found guilt for heigh treason
  • 1535

    Anabaptists settel in Munster

    Anabaptists settel in Munster
    looked at radicals who threatened society, they had become forerunners of the Mennonites and Amish
  • 1536

    John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Church

    John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Church
    Expresses ideas of about god, salvation, and human nature this a summery of Protestants theology
  • 1540

    Jesuit order founded

    Jesuit order founded
    Igneous gathered a group of people to make religious order and they where called the jesuit
  • 1542

    Start Of Roman Inquisition

    Start Of Roman Inquisition
    The main purpose was to impose religious uniformity to all especially unconverted Jews and Muslims
  • 1545

    Council of Trent

    Council of Trent
    Catholic Bishops and cardinals agreed on several doctrines
  • 1555

    Peace Of Agusburg

    Peace Of Agusburg
    Its a agreement on all the princes could choose the region they wanted to teach in their region
  • 1560

    Scotlands Becomes Calvinist

    Scotlands Becomes Calvinist
    John Knox admired Geneva and put Calvinism ideas to work in Scotland later the religion became preparation
  • 1562

    Regon of Elizabeth

    Regon of Elizabeth
    She established a state church with moderate rat catholic and Protestants
  • 1572

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    The Catholics had killed the French Protestants.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes
    King Henry IV signed Edict of Nantes and allowed most Calvinist Protestants of France rights in the nation, which was most Cotholic