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1494
Italian wars
In 1494 King Charles VII of France invaded Italy.he most significant impact of the Italian Wars was that they helped expose the rest of Europe to the ideas of the Italian Renaissance. -
1521
Edict of worms
Charles v a devout a devout catholic issues an imperial order that declared Luther as a out law and heretic because he went against the church -
1524
Peasants war
Peasants were becoming more disgruntled by high taxes and a lack of power.in 1524 tens of thousands of German peasants stormed castles and monasteries, a rebellion known as the Peasants’ War. -
1531
Swiss civil war
Sitter war between the Swiss protestants and catholics -
1533
Act of supremacy in England
This act made Henry the 8th the head of the Church of England -
1533
Anabaptist settle in Münster
Anabaptist fled to Munster because people though of them as radicals who threatened society -
1534
Thomas more excitede
Thomas more refused to take an oath to except Henry as the new pope so he was found guilty of high treason and executed -
1536
John Calvin institutes of the christian religion
In 1536, Calvin published Institutes of the Christian Religion. This book expressed ideas about God, salvation, and human nature. It was a summary of Protestant theology, or religious beliefs. -
1540
Jesuit founded order
Ignatius was the leader of the jesuits.1540 the pope created a religious order for his followers called the Society of Jesus. Members were called Jesuits -
1542
Start of roman inquisition
a Church court called the Roman Inquisition in 1542. The main purpose of the Inquisition was to impose religious uniformity, especially on converted Jews and Muslims, and later, on Protestants. -
1545
Council of Trent
ce council of Trent was a group of Catholic bishops and cardinals agreed on several doctrines. -
1555
Peace of Ausburg
the princes chose the religion they wanted their state to be under. -
1559
REIGN OF ELIZABETH 1
wanted to return her church to protestantism -
1560
Scotland becomes Calvinist
John Knox made Calvanism Scotlands official religion -
1570
Martin Luther writes 95 theses
Martin Luther decided to writes the 95 Theses to attack pardon merchants for the selling of indulgences to buy your way into heaven -
1572
St Bartholomew's day massacre
on August 24, 1572—the Catholic feast of St. Bartholomew’s Day. At dawn, Catholic mobs began hunting for Protestants and murdering them. The massacres spread to other cities and lasted six months. -
Edict of Nantes
a 1598 declaration in which the French king Henry IV promised that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities.