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Henry VIII is named King of England, he will lead his kingdom through the period of the English Reformation.
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Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the doors of the Wittenburg Cathedral. His plan to shed light on the indulgences and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, unknowingly however, his actions gave birth to a major movement in history, the Protestant Refromation.
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Luther appears before the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Charles V, to to answer charges of heresy. He refused to recant his beliefs and actions, he is then formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
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After writing the Defence of the Seven Sacraments, (Assertio Septem Sacramentorum) in opposition to Luther's views, King Henry VIII is rewarded with the title Defender of the Faith by Pope Leo X.
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William Tyndale writes a translation of the New Testament Bible in English.
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Luther meets Ulrich Zwingli, a Swiss Reformer, to discuss the issues revolving around the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper. Neither of them could come to an agreement. Luther defended his view of a Sacramental Union, and opposed Zwingli's more symbolic view.
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The Augsburg Confession (Confessio Augustana) is published, outlining the Lutheran theology and practices.
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John Calvin publishes his story of Systematic Theology, and institutes of the Christian Religion, in opposition of the Catholic Religion.
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After Henry VIII marriage Catherine of Aragon is declared defiant of the Catholic Church by Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury. Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn.
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Ignatius of Loyola founds the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuit Order in hopes of counter-reformation. Many parts of Hungary Poland and Germany are quickly reconverted from Protestantism to Catholicism.
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Henry VIII is named the supreme head of the Church in England, which he then separates from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Henry VII orders the execution of Sir Thomas More, on the grounds that he refused to support the English Reformation.
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William Tyndale, who wrote the King James Bible, is burnt at the stake on the orders of Henry VII heresy.
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The Council of Trent was held between 1545 and 1563. It was held by the Roman Catholic Church in Trento and Bologna, Italy. It was a series of councils that proved to be some of the most essential to the Roman Catholic Church's efforts against reformation.
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A treaty is drafted and signed by the Holy Roman Empire granting Lutherans permission to practice their religion, as long as it followed the principal of "Whose region, his religion".
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The Edict of Nantes, which was issued by Henry IV of France, gave Calvinist Protestants in France major and substantial rights. This all took place in a nation that was still mostly Catholic.
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William Tyndale's English translation of The New Testament is finally published as the King James Bible.
