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1517
Martin Luther Write 95 Theses
It was Martin Luther going against Tetzel gave people the impression that by buying indulgences, they could buy their way into heaven. -
1521
Edict of Worms
The Edict of Worms forbade anyone to shelter Martin Luther or provide him with aid. -
1524
Peasant’s War
Several German Peasant’s stormed the Castle and the monasteries. -
1527
Italian Wars
The impact of this war was exposing Europe's about the ideas of the Italian Renaissance. -
1531
Swiss Civil War
There was a war between the Swiss Protestants and Catholics. -
1533
Anabaptists settle in Münster
Catholics and Protestants persecuted them so they had to leave to go to settle in Münster. -
1534
Act of Supremacy in England
Is Henry being the top of the church having the pope overruled in England. -
1535
Thomas More executed
More said, would not allow him to accept the terms of the act and he refused to take the oath, More was found guilty of high treason and executed. -
1536
John Calvin’s (Institutes of the Christian Religion)
This is a book about god, salvation, and human nature. -
1542
Start of Roman Inquisition
It started because they wanted to impose religious uniformity and converted Jews and Muslims. -
1545
Council of Trent (use start date)
These were rules for the church to follow they were reformed over time. (1545 to 1563) -
1547
• Reign of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth’s church allowed moderate Catholic and protestant where accepted. -
1549
Jesuit order founded (1534 to 1549)
Paul III a pope took four important steps and one of them was to give order to Jesuit -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
There the princes agreed that each ruler would decide the religion of his state which is Peace of Augsburg. -
1560
Scotland becomes Calvinist
Protestant nobles worked with Knox to have Scotland have an official religion. -
1572
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
This spread to cities and killed thousands of people this lasted for mouths. -
Edict of Nantes
This give Protestants freedom.