Reformation Timeline

  • John Wycliffe and Jan Huss speak out against the Catholic Church
    Sep 5, 1377

    John Wycliffe and Jan Huss speak out against the Catholic Church

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for spreaking out and JOhn Wycliffe became a target of the Catholic Church.
  • Peasants’ Revolt Begins
    Sep 5, 1381

    Peasants’ Revolt Begins

    One of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major event in the history of England
  • Johannes Gutenburg Invents the Printing Press
    Sep 5, 1440

    Johannes Gutenburg Invents the Printing Press

    Gutenurg invented the Printing Press a device that is capable of printing mass copies of books and anything written,
  • Henry VIII  becomes King Of England
    Apr 21, 1509

    Henry VIII becomes King Of England

    Henry VIII takes reigns of the throne after his father Henry VII passes away.
  • Martin Luther Posts the 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther Posts the 95 Theses

    Martin Luther after being fed up with the selling of indulgences wrote the 95 theses that he then proceeded to nail to the door of his church in Whittenburg.
  • Martin Luther is Excommunicated
    Jan 3, 1521

    Martin Luther is Excommunicated

    Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther.
  • John Calvin breaks away from the Catholic Church
    Aug 31, 1530

    John Calvin breaks away from the Catholic Church

    John Calvin breaks away from the church to form his own religion later on known as Calvinism.
  • England Breaks Away from Catholic Church
    Sep 5, 1533

    England Breaks Away from Catholic Church

    After Henry VIII issues with divoricing his wife and the church refusing he broke off all ties with the catholic church.
  • Society of Jesus formed
    Sep 27, 1534

    Society of Jesus formed

    A Christian male religious order that follows the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Council of Trent Begins
    Dec 13, 1545

    Council of Trent Begins

    Was considered to be one of the most important councils of the Catholic Church.
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Sep 7, 1553

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    After the reign of Mary, Elizabeth I became Queen of England and stopped all the bloodshed.
  • Peace at Augsburg
    Sep 25, 1555

    Peace at Augsburg

    A treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes.
  • Council of Trent Ends
    Dec 4, 1563

    Council of Trent Ends

    Council had 25 sessions for three periods.
  • St. Bartholomew Massacre in France
    Aug 23, 1572

    St. Bartholomew Massacre in France

    The massacre began two days after the attempted assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the military and political leader of the Huguenots
  • England Defeats the Spanish Armada

    England Defeats the Spanish Armada

    Spanish were defeated by England and the armada sailed home with remaining ships that were heavily damaged
  • Edict of Nantes Issued

    Edict of Nantes Issued

    Issued By Henry IV of France granted the calvinist protestants substantial rights in a nation still considered catholic.
  • 30 Years War Begins

    30 Years War Begins

    The 30 years war began which is a religious war between protestants and catholics.
  • 30 Years War Ends

    30 Years War Ends

    War ended due to the Treaty of Westphalia
  • Edict of Nantes Revoked

    Edict of Nantes Revoked

    Louis XIV, the grandson of Henry IV, renounced the Edict and declared Protestantism illegal. T