Protestant Reformation

  • Jan 1, 1500

    English Reformation

    English Reformation
    a series of events which broke the church of england away from the athority of the pope and roman catholic churches.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Theses

    Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenburg castle church. his these spoke out against the church and how it was ran.
  • Jun 5, 1521

    Diet of worms

    The diet of worms was a concil of people who met to decide the fate of martin luther. it was held in worms, germany.
  • Oct 11, 1521

    Henry VIII "Defender of the faith"

    Henry VIII "Defender of the faith"
    written to go againts martin luther's claims.
  • Oct 1, 1529

    Marburg colloquy

    a meeting at the marburg church. lated until ocober 4th. was a meeting about a disagreement between martin lluther and ulrich zwingili over the real presence of christ in the last supper.
  • Jun 25, 1530

    Augsburg confession

    8 articles that constitue the basioc confession of the Lutheriqan churches.
  • Mar 1, 1534

    Act of Supremecy

    Act of Supremecy
    English act of parliment nameing Henry VIII as the supreme head of church in England.
  • Mar 1, 1534

    Society of Jesus

    Society of Jesus
    a male religous congregation of the catholic church.
  • Jul 6, 1535

    Execution of sir Thomas Moore

    Execution of sir Thomas Moore
    Killed for accepting bribes, creating conspiracies and treason.
  • Feb 29, 1536

    john calvin

    John Calvins's work of protestant systematic theology was published in latin .
  • Mar 1, 1536

    William Tyndale's Execution

    William Tyndale's Execution
    William Tyndale - a scholar known for translating the bible into english. betrayed by henery phillips.
  • Apr 29, 1545

    Council of trent

    Council of trent
    held until 1563. acted as counter-reformation.
  • Mar 1, 1550

    Roman Inquisition

    Roman Inquisition
    a system of tribunals responsible for prosecuting those who were accused of a wide range of crimes relationg back to the religious doctorine.
  • Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    Peace of Augsburg
    first legal basis for both lutherism and catholisim to both exist
  • Edict of Nates

    Edict of Nates
    The Edict of Nantes signed probably on 30 April 1598, by King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France rights in the nation.
  • King james Bilble

    King james Bilble
    An english translation of the christian bible for the church of england that began in 1604 and ended in 1611.