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These two were some of the first to spreak out against the Catholic Church, even before Martin Luther.
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The movable type printing press helped the people rise out of the dark ages and become more intelligent due to the amount of books that were being made in such short time.
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Henry VIII is most famous for the amount of wives he married and later killed or divorced.
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Martin Luther's 95 Theses is a list of complaints about the selling of indulgences and the corrupt Catholic Church.
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Because he wouldn't recant any of the insults he wrote about the church, Martin Luther was excommunicated.
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The peasant's were revolting against the nobles becuse of the awful way they were treating them.
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John Calvin broke away from the chruch to create his own religion, Calvinism, a very strict way of living.
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The Jesuits were missionaries from the Catholic Church that persuaded then converted people to their religion.
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Since the Catholic Church wouldn't allow King Henry VIII to divorce his wives, he decided to create his own church.
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To agree on the changes that needed to be made about the Catholic Church, the council would meet at Trent and discuss the problems.
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It is a treaty between Charles V and German, Protestant Princes that officially ended the religious struggle.
http://geopolicraticus.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/descriptive-democracy-and-revisionary-democracy/ -
A protestant daughter of King Henry VIII who ended bloodshed and united the 3 isles of the United Kindom (Ireland, Scotland, England)
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The council of Trent decided many important things for the Catholic Church, but after 20 years, there wasn't much of a need for it.
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A war between Hugenots and Roman Catholics in France.
http://mylordkatie.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/the-courage-of-queen-jeanne-dalbret/ -
The Spanish Navy were intending to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I, but England defeated them.
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This allowed Huguenots (French Protestants) to worship their religion freely in France without persecution.
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This was fought in Europe and the main reason the fighting started was because of the differences in religious views.
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This was a series of peace treaties that were signed to end the 30 Years War in Europe.
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Sovereign king Louis XIV wanted political and religious unity, so he revoked the Edict of Nantes, making protestants unwanted in France.
http://www.museedudesert.com/article5765.html
