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  • Italian Wars
    1494

    Italian Wars

    King Charles VII of France invaded Italy causing a series of wars in which France and Spain fought for control of the Italian Peninsula.
  • Martin Luther writes 95 theses
    1517

    Martin Luther writes 95 theses

    Martin Luther criticizes Catholic Church by writing the 95 theses.
  • Swiss Civil War
    1520

    Swiss Civil War

    Huldrych Zwingli openly attacked abuses in the Catholic Church. He wanted believers to have more control over the church.
  • Edict of Worms
    1521

    Edict of Worms

    It is an imperial order that declared lutheran outlaw.
  • Peasant's war
    1524

    Peasant's war

    Thousands of German peasants stormed castles and monasteries because of high taxes and lack of power.
  • Anabaptists settle in Münster
    1533

    Anabaptists settle in Münster

    Anabaptists fled and settled in Münster because they were being persecuted by Catholics and Protestants.
  • Act of Supremacy
    1534

    Act of Supremacy

    It granted King Henry VIII royal supremacy such as the supreme head of the Church of England
  • Thomas more executed
    1535

    Thomas more executed

    Henry VIII found More guilty of high treason and executed him.
  • John's Calvin Institutes of the Christian religion
    1536

    John's Calvin Institutes of the Christian religion

    The book expresses ideas about God, salvation, and human nature.
  • Jesuit order founded
    1540

    Jesuit order founded

    The Jesuits focused on three activities that consisted of establishing schools in Europe, converting non-Christians to Catholicism, and lastly to stop the spread of Protestantism.
  • Start of Roman Inquisition
    1542

    Start of Roman Inquisition

    The Catholic Church established the inquisition to fight protestantism and to impose religious uniformity among Jews, Muslims, and Protestants.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    Paul III called a council of Church leaders to meet in Trent to agree on several doctrines
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    This religious settlement stated that each ruler would decide the religion of his state.
  • Reign of Elizabeth I
    1559

    Reign of Elizabeth I

    Parliament helped set up the Church of England also known as the Anglican Church with Elizabeth as its head.
  • Scotland becomes Calvanist
    1560

    Scotland becomes Calvanist

    Protestant nobles led by John Knox made Calvinism Scotland's official religion.
  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    Catholic mobs began hunting for Protestants and Huguenots and murdering them.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Declaration in which King Henry IV promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities.