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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
This allowed ideas to be shared more easily. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henvy VIII becomes King of England
He succeed his father, Henry VII, and was the second monarch of the House of Tudor. -
Oct 31, 1517
Protestant Reformation Begins
Luther nails his "95 theses" against the Catholic practice of selling indulgences, to the church door at Wittenberg -
Jan 28, 1521
Diet of Worms
This addressed Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1524
Great Peasants' Revolt
This was a widespread revolt in the German-speaking areas of Central Europe. The peasants sought freedom and influence. -
Jan 21, 1525
Grebel baptized Blaurock
This was the first adult baptism of the reformation. -
Jan 1, 1529
Diet of Speyer
This was a diet of the Holy Roman Empire that proibited future reformation. It resulted in the Protestation at Speyer. -
Nov 1, 1534
Act of Supremacy
This was an Act of Parliament of England unter King Henry VIII declaring that he was "the only supreme head on earth of the Church in England." -
Jan 1, 1535
Radical Reformation
This was a 16th century response to what was believed to be the corruption in the Roman Catholic Church and also the expanding Protestant movement. Anabapti groups like Mennonites and Amish resulted from this reformation. -
Jan 1, 1536
Calvin begins to write 'Institutes of Christian Religion'
The book was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith. -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
This was an Ecumencial Council of the Roman Catholic Church that issued condemnations on what is defined as Protestant heresies along with certain areas of Church teachings. -
Jan 28, 1547
Edward VI was crowned King of England
Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch raised as a Protestant. Edward's reign was marked by economic problems and social unrest. -
Jul 1, 1553
Mary took the throne in England
She is remembered for the restoration of Roman Catholicism after the short-lived Protestant reign of the half-brother. During her reign, she had 280 religious dissenters burned at the stake. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England
She was the fifth and the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. She establised the English Protestant Church but was relatively tolerant of other religions. -
The War of Three Henrys
This war as the eighth and final conflict in the series of civil wars in France known as the Wars of Religion. The was was founght between the Royalists, the Huguenots and the Catholics. -
Edict of Nantes
Henry IV of France granted the Calvinits Protestants of France substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. -
King James Version
This was the third English translation of the Bible. -
Jamestown
jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. The settlement was located in the Colony of Virginia. -
Thirty Years' War
This began as a religious war between the Protestants and the Catholics of the Holy Roman Empire but ended up turning into a political war. -
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims. They left intolerance to be intolerant themselves. -
Maryland
This providence began as a proprietary colony of the English Lord Baltimore, who wished to create a haven for English Catholis. -
Puritian Revolution
This was the civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I. -
Peace of Westphalia
This was a series of peace treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire along with the EIghty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic. -
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Colony was founded by William Penn. -
Edict of Fontainebleau
Louis XIV of France granted the Huguenots the right to practice their religion without persecution from the state. -
Glorious Revolution
King James II of England was overthrown by a union of English Parliamentarians along with William of Orange. -
First Great Awakening
This was an evangelical religious revival movement that swept across colonial America. -
American Revolution
This was the political upheavel in which the thirteen colonies joined together to break free from the British Empire. -
Second Great Awakening
This was a Protestant revival movement in the United States. -
American Civil War
Slavery was abolished as a result of this war.
