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Martin Luther nails the 95 Theses that is opposed to the Catholic Churchs' abuses towards the citizen with the indulgences.
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(1521 Jan~May) A meeting of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V’s imperial diet at Worms in 1521, at which Martin Luther was summoned to appear and Luther gets excommunicated.
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While at the Wartburg castle, Luther works on a translation of the Bible into German and publishes his New Testament translation
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William Tyndale publishes a translation of the New Testament in English.
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Publication of the Augsburg Confession which is about Lutheran theology and practice.
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The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn.
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Henry VIII becomes the head of the Church in England, which separates from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Thomas More got executed for not supporting the English Reformation
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Martin Luther dies at the age of 62, in Eisleben, Germany. His final words: We are beggars: this is true.
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The Peace of Augsburg (1555) created the distinction between Roman Catholicism and all Protestant Churches. All princes of Germany were allowed to choose the religion of their country.
