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Feb 19, 1377
John Wycliffe and Jan Huss speak out against the Catholic Church
Both, John and Jan, spoke out against the Catholic Church which resulted in one of them burned on a stake while the other had a stroke. -
Jun 4, 1381
Peasants' Revolt Begins
An army of peasants marched into London and took over the Tower of London. -
Apr 11, 1440
Johannes Gutenburg invents the printing press
Gutenberg invented the printing press and the first thing to get printed was the Gutenberg Bible. It was the first time everyone could have a bible. -
Aug 22, 1485
Henry VIII becomes King of England
Henry VII becomes the King of England to rule until April 21, 1509. -
Feb 27, 1517
Martin Luther Posts the 95 Theses
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses, the problems he has with the Catholic Church, to his church door in Wittenburg. Which in a very short amount of time spreads like wildfire to the rest of Europe. -
Jan 3, 1521
Martin Luther is excommunicated
The Pope excommunicated Martin Luther because of the thoughts he had given the Catholics against the Pope. -
May 18, 1530
John Calvin breaks away from the Catholic Church
John Calvin breaks away from the Catholic Church eventually to creat his own religion the Calvinist Tradition which became bigger than the Luthern Church. -
Aug 15, 1534
Society of Jesus fomed
The Society of Jesus or Jesuits was formed to seek out heretics. They also called themselves the Company of Jesus because they felt as if they were placed together by Jesus. -
Sep 27, 1534
England breaks aways from the Catholic Church
King Henry VII broke away from the Catholic Church because he wanted n anullment from his wife, Cathrine, but they would not give it to him. Therefore he decided to totally disconnect himself from the Pope and created the Anglican Church, the Church of England. -
Sep 1, 1545
Council of Trent begins
The Council of Trent began to reform the traditions and customs of the Catholic Church. It made all the decisiond of the Church. -
Sep 22, 1555
Peace at Augsburg
The peace at Augsburg was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League offically ended the religious struggle between the two. -
Aug 6, 1558
England defeats the Spanish Armada
Under Queen Elizabeth the English beat the Spainish by attacking them twice, once with fire. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
Elizabeth I inheirts the throne after her sister Queen Mary or "Bloody Mary died. Under her rule she united England in the Anglican Church and ceased the bloodshed her half sister had commanded. -
Nov 4, 1563
Council of Trent ends
The decision-makers and the reformers finally ended after eighteen years. -
Aug 24, 1572
St. Bartholomew Massacre in France
The massacre was targeted against the Hugenots excutived by a group of assassins as well as Roman Catholic mobs. -
Edict of Nantes Issued
Henry VI of France, granted Calvinistic Protestants (Huguenots) rights to practice their own religion. Without worrying about being proscuted. -
The 30 Years War Begins
The 30 Years War was a war purely based on religion (Protestants against Catholics) but later would become a poltical war. -
The 30 Years War ends
The poltical war between Protest and Catholic religion came to a closing after killing thousands of people with the Treaty of Westphalia. -
Edict of Nantes Revoked
Louis XIV, grandson of Henry IV, revoked the Edict Nantes and declared Protestantism illegal with the Edict of Fontainebleau.
