The Reformation

By badz911
  • Jan 1, 1440

    Gutenberg Press

    Johann Gutenberg invents a way to print books quickly and cheaply. Five hundred books could now be made in the time it had taken to make only one.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1440 to

    The Reformation Timespan

  • Jan 1, 1517

    95 Theses

    Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses began the Reformation.
    The Ninety-Five These were Luther's dislikes or complaints about the Catholic Church.
  • Jan 1, 1520

    Pope Leo excommunitcates Martin Luther from the Catholic Church

    Pope Leo excommunicates MArtin Luther from the Catholic Church because he was going against the church. He stated that he wanted the full reform of the church and Pope Leo excommunicated him .
  • Aug 1, 1520

    "Address to the Christian Noility"

    Luther's "Address to the Christian Nobility" appeared; 4000 copies sold in 2 weeks; Luther dedicated a summary to the Emperor Charles V at the request of Frederick.
  • Dec 10, 1520

    "Exsurge Domine "

    Luther publicly burned "Exsurge Domine" at Wittenberg.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Ignatious Loyola

    Ignatius Loyola gives up life as a noble to serve god and Cathoic Church.
  • Jan 1, 1524

    Peasants Revolt

    German peasants talk of Christian freedom, demanded an end to serfdom. The revolt horrified Luther which made him write a pamphlet urging the German princes to show the peasants no mercy. The German armies crushed the revolt . Feeling betrayed, many peasants rejected Luther's religious leadership.
  • Jan 1, 1529

    Germany At War !

    Northern German princes who supported Lutheranism ecame known as Protestants, But princes that were loyal to the Pope agreed to join forces against Luther's ideas. Catholic. Charles V went to war against the Protestant princes. The Protestants were defeated in 1547 but Charles failed in getting them back to the Catholic churches.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Henry VII splits England

    Henry no longer recognizes the Pope's authority, creates the Church of England. Parliament names him head of the church.
  • Jan 1, 1541

    John Calvin creates a theocracy .

    Calvin and his followers create the first Christian-Protestant government.
  • Jul 1, 1542

    The Parliament in Paris

    The Parliament in Paris declared that all works of heresy should be turned over in three days, including Calvin's "Institutes."
  • Feb 18, 1546

    Luther's Death

    Luther died; in his pocket was found a piece of paper which read, in part, "This is true, we are all beggers."