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Sep 3, 1377
John Wycliffe and Jan Huss Speak Out Against the Catholic Church
John Wycliffe wrote that the Catholic Church should be poor and not focused on wealth. These ideas made him a target by the Catholic Church and an influence to others, like Jan Hus. Jan Hus also spoke out against the Catholic Church, but he was burned at the stake for his protests -
May 30, 1381
Peasants Revolt
The Peasants' Revolt, Wat Tyler's Rebellion, or the Great Rising of 1381 was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major event in the history of England. -
Feb 27, 1440
Johannes Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg created the first printing press in history.He was in Strausburg when he invented it. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henry VIII Becomes King of England
Henry VIII was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther Posts 95 Theses
In 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany to post his 95 theses, an attack against the Catholic church, Especially against indulgences. -
Jan 3, 1521
Martin Luther is Excommunicated
Martin Luthers 95 Theses had a large influence on the population of Europe. The influence threatened the Catholic Church, so in response Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic church -
Jul 10, 1530
John Calving Breaks Away from the Ctholic Church
John Calving Breaks Away from the Ctholic Church because of their corruption. He starts his own church, Calvanism -
Jan 5, 1534
England Breaks Away from the Catholic Church
Henry VIII did not act alone in breaking from the Roman Church, but acted on the tide of protest sweeping across Europe at the Reformation. Luther, Zwingli, Calvin and many others were earlier incensed at the corruption in the Church of Rome and broke away from Rome because of its corruption, forming the protestant movement -
Sep 5, 1534
Society of Jesus Formed
Focused on converting Christians to Catholicism by sending missionaries around the world. They also tried to halt the spread of Protestantism. The Jesuits finally founded schools throughout Europe with well trained Jesuit teachers to teache classical studies and theology. -
Dec 5, 1545
Council of Trent Begins
The Council Of Trent was used to reforrm the Catholic Church. They used the views of Martin Luther to reform the Church, like the selling of indulgences banned, and having faith and good works for salvation. -
Sep 25, 1555
Peace at Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement[1], was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, on September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg, now in present-day Bavaria, Germany. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen Becomes Queen of England
The daughter of Henry VIII, she was born a princess, but her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed two and a half years after her birth, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. -
Sep 5, 1563
Council of Trent Ends
During the last session of the council such topics were disscused as the charector of the Mass, purgatory, the sacrement of marriage, the Holy orders and education of the clergy, and other dicrees were discussed. -
Aug 23, 1572
St. Bartholomewl Massacare in France
King Charles IX of France setoff a genocide of all the Huguenots in France to regain the power of Catholicism. Tens and thousands of Huguenots were killed in one day earning August the 24th it's infamous name. -
England Defeats Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a fleet assembled and dispatched by King Phillip II of Spain in attempt to invade England in 1588. His attempt was unsuccessful. Queen Elizabeth I of England held the defeat of the armada as one of her greatest achievements, assisting the decline of the Spanish Empire. -
Edict of Nantes Issued
The Edict of Nantes, issued on 13 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. -
Thirty Years War Begins
The Thirty Years war, which obviously went on for thirty years, was the war between Catholics and Protestants. It left thousands dead, all over religious values. -
Thirty Years War(Treaty of Westphalia)
The large blood bath of the Thirty Years War comes to an end at Osnabrück and Münster in Westphalia. -
The Edict of Nantes Revoked
The Edict of Fontainebleau (October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes of 1598, had granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state
