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King Charles VII of France invaded Italy. This began a series of wars between France and Spain for control over the Italian Peninsula. -
Luther decided to take a public stand to protest the actions of the Catholic Church by posting these 95 statements on the door of the castle church. -
The Edict of Worms declared Luther as an outlaw and a heretic. Nobody was to give Luther food or shelter. -
Peasants became more disgruntled with high taxes and lack of power which started a rebellion. Nobles suppressed the uprising. -
Two acts passed by the Parliament of England in the 1500s that established the English monarchs as the head of the Church of England. -
Some Anabaptists fled to Munster to get away from being persecuted. Catholics and Protestants surrounded and later captured the city but the Anabaptists survived. -
Thomas More was executed because he was convicted of treason. -
This book expressed ideas about God, salvation, and human nature. He claimed that men and women are sinful by nature. -
They founded schools throughout Europe. They were well trained in both classical studies and theology. Converted non-christians to Catholicism. Tried to stop the spread of Protestantism. -
Religious reforms in Switzerland was begun by Huldrych Zwingli. Calvin led the reformation and led the city of Geneva in Switzerland. -
Roman Catholic Church was no longer the only religious authority in Europe. The main purpose of the inquisition was to convert Jews, Muslims, and later Protestants. -
Pope Paul III called a council of catholic bishops and cardinals to meet in Trent. They decided on several doctrines. -
An agreement ending the conflict between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in Germany. -
Elizabeth I helped create the Church of England. The church was a comprised of Roman Catholic and Protestant beliefs. -
Protestant nobles led by John Knox made Calvinism Scotland's official religion. They deposed the Catholic ruler, Mary Queen of Scots in favor of her infant son. -
Catholic Mobs hunting for Protestants and murdering them. It is believed that around 12,000 Huguenots (followers of Calvin) were killed. -
Granted religious freedom to Protestants.