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Peter walao's followers were known as Waldersians,"poor in spirit" or "poor men of lyons".
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a reason for Wycliffe's doubt in the church dealing wiht England and France
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a reason for Wycliffe's doubt in the church that lasted in Europe
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Jan Hus was condemned at the Council of Constance and martyred for his beliefs.
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Martin Luther posted the 95 thesis.
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Luther appears at the Diet before Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire to answer charges of heresy.
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After writing Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defence of the Seven Scraments) in opposition to Luther, Henry VIII of England is rewarded with the title Fidei Defensor by Pope Leo X.
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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 (c. 1494-1536) publishes a translation of the New Testament in English.
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Luther meets the Swiss Reformer Ulrich Zwingli to discuss the issue of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Both parties are unable to come to an agreement, with Luther defending his view of a Sacramental Union of the body and blood and the bread and wine as opposed to the symbolic view of Zwingli.
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Publication of the Confessio Augustana or Augsburg Confession, outlining Lutheran theology and practice.
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Following conflict between the Catholic and Protestant cantons of the Swiss confederacy, Zwingli is killed during the Battle of Kappel.
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The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in defiance of the Catholic church. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn.
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Ignatius of Loyola founds the Society of Jesus order as part of the Catholic counter-reformation. Parts of Poland, Hungry and Germany are reconverted from Protestantism to Catholicism.
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Henry VIII becomes supreme head of the Church in England, which separates from the Roman Catholic Church.
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The treaty of Frankfurt was an attempt to bring peace between the Schmalkaldic league.
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The worst case of Protestant persectior was the St.Bartholomew's Day massacre.
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French Protestants are granted toleration by Henry IV in the Edict.
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Publication of the KJV or Authorised Version, a translation for the Church of England.
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Louis XIV revokes the edict, leading to an exodus of Protestants from France.
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The Dutch Reformed Church holds the synod to discuss the issues raised by the supporters of Jacobus Arminius. At the Synod, Five point Calvinism is upheld in opposition to Arminianism.
