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1504
Italian Wars
Series of wars in France and Spain that fought for the control of the Italian peninsula. The most significant impact of the Italian wars was that they helped expose the rest of Europe to the ideas of the Italian Renaissance. -
1517
Martin Luther Writes 95 Theses
Talks about Luther's opposition to what he saw as the Roman Catholic Church's abuse and corruption by Catholic clergy, who were selling indulgences. -
1521
Edict of Worms
Declaring Luther a rebel, and an enemy of the state, it even permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence. -
1524
Peasent's War
The Peasants rebelled because of the high taxes and lack of ower they had. The German peasants stormed the castles and monasteries. -
1531
Swiss Civil War
War between the Swiss protestants and Catholics. -
1533
Anabaptist settle in Munster
Anabaptists were people who believed that if you were baptized as a child, you should be rebaptized as an adult. They fled to Munster, Germany. -
1534
Act of Supremacy in England
Two acts passed by the Parliament of England in the 16th century that made the English monarchs the head of the Church of England -
1535
Thomas More executed
First Thomas More refused to take the oath, The Act of Supremacy, so King Henry imprisoned him and then a little while later he was found guilty of high treason and executed. -
1536
John Calvins Institutes of the Christian Religion
John Calvin's Book expressed ideas about God, salvation, and human nature. It was a summary of Protestant theology or religious beliefs. -
1540
Jesuit order found
The Jesuits founded the three things they focused on, teaching and founding schools, converting non-Catholics, and stopping the spread of Protestantism. -
1542
Start of Roman Inquisition
The purpose of the Inquisitions was to impose religious uniformity, especially on converted Jews and Muslims, and later, on Protestants. The Inquisitions used harsh methods, including torture, to force confessions and punish heresy, or denial of Church teachings. -
1545
Council of Trent
This is where catholic bishops and cardinals agreed on several doctrines including, The Church's interpretation of the Bible was final, Christians needed faith and good works for salvation, The Bible and Church tradition were equally powerful authorities, and Indulgences were valid expressions of faith, but weren't allowed to be sold. -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
Famous religious settlements were Charles V. and The Protestant princes, who agreed that each ruler would decide the religion of his state. -
1559
Reign of Elizabeth 1
Elizabeth 1 set up the Anglican Church, where she was the leader. This was the only legal church in England and it was created to please Protestants and Catholics. -
1560
Scotland becomes Calvinist
Because of Jhon Knox's spread of Calvin's works and Presbyterians, Scottland made their official religion Calvinism. -
1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
A really big slaughter of French Protestants by Catholics that lasted 2 months. -
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes brought an end to the Wars of Religion and granted religious and civil rights to Protestants in France