The Protestant Reformation

By mdtlor
  • 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 Theses

    Dr. Martin Luther wrote a list of 95 these, or problems, with the protestant chirch. It was from these theses tha people drew the power to fight against the church's authority.
  • Diet of Worms
    Apr 17, 1521

    Diet of Worms

    An assembly held in Worms, Germany. The main focus was to hear out the pleads of Martin Luther.
  • Henry VIII "Defender of Faith"
    Oct 17, 1521

    Henry VIII "Defender of Faith"

    King Henry VIII was declared the Defender of Faith, or Fidei Defenso, after he wrote a book directly contradicting everything that Martin Luther said.
  • Marburg Colloquay
    Oct 1, 1529

    Marburg Colloquay

    A meeting at Marburg Castle to settle the diferences between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli. Mainly to dispute over christ's presence in the Lord's Supper.
  • Augsburg Confession
    Jun 25, 1530

    Augsburg Confession

    The primary confession of faith for the Lutheran Church.
  • Act of Supremecy
    Nov 24, 1534

    Act of Supremecy

    King Henry VIII granted himself, and all his descendants to have supreme ruling of the Church of England.
  • Execution of Sir Thomas Moore
    Jul 6, 1535

    Execution of Sir Thomas Moore

    An important lawer, and councillor to King Henry VIII. He was committed of treason after he refused to go to Anne Boleyn's coronation.
  • John Calvin "Institutes of Christian Religion"
    Sep 25, 1536

    John Calvin "Institutes of Christian Religion"

    John Calvin's work of seminal Protistant systematic theology.
  • William Tyndale's Execution
    Oct 6, 1536

    William Tyndale's Execution

    He was a leading person in the protestant reform. He was betrayed by Henry Ohillips, captured by imperial forces, and executed.
  • Society of Jesus
    Sep 27, 1540

    Society of Jesus

    It is a Catholic Religious Order.
  • Council of Trent
    Dec 13, 1545

    Council of Trent

    The Council of Trent was the Church's main embodiment of Counter-Revolution. Held in Northern Italy, more than 25 sessions were held to combat the oncoming revolution.
  • Peace of Augsburg
    Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, at the imperial city of Augsburg.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    The Edict of Nantes, issued by Henry IV of France, granting the Calvinist Protestants of France substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic
  • King James Bible

    King James Bible

    The third English translated bible approved by the English Church. The first being the Great Bible, then the Bishop's Bible, then King James Bible.
  • English Reformation

    English Reformation

    The series of events throughout the 16th century leading to the church of #England breaking off from the Pope and the Catholic Chuirch.