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Martin Luther, posts his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenburg Cathedral as a protest against the Catholic use of indulgences. (Start of Protestant Reformation
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Luther appears in front of Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to be changed on heresy. After refusing to recant his statements, Luther is formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
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William Tyndale translated the New Testament from Latin to English.
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Henry VIII appoints himself the supreme head of the Church in England, which ultimately leads to the separation from the Roman Catholic Church
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The Council of the Catholic Church held a meeting to discuss the reform and clarification of the doctrine. It went against Protestantism and led to issuing of a Catechism.
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Wide spread publication of the first version of the Book of Common Prayer in England. The Book brought unity to all of the churches in England
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A treaty grants toleration to Lutherans within the Holy Roman Empire using the principle of the leader of the region decides the religion.
