Reformation

By ehayashida
  • Mar 6, 1517

    95 Theses

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, in protest at the Catholic doctrine of indulgences and formally begins the Protestant Reformation.
  • Mar 6, 1521

    Diet of Worms

    Luther appears at the Diet before Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to to answer charges of heresy. On refusing to recant, he is declared a heretic and formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.
  • Mar 6, 1522

    German Bible

    While at the Wartburg castle, Luther works on a translation of the Bible into German and publishes his New Testament translation (The Old Testament translation is posted later, in 1534).
  • Mar 6, 1523

    English Bible

    William Tyndale publishes a translation of the New Testament in English.
  • Mar 6, 1524

    Act of Supremacy

    Henry VIII becomes supreme head of the Church in England, which separates from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Mar 6, 1530

    Augsburg Confession

    Publication of the Confessio Augustana or Augsburg Confession, outlining Lutheran theology and practice.
  • Mar 6, 1533

    English Reformation

    The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in defiance of the Catholic church. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn
  • Mar 6, 1535

    Thomas More

    Thomas More (1478-1535) is executed on the orders of Henry VIII for refusing to support the English Reformation.
  • Mar 6, 1536

    Tyndale Executed

    William Tyndale burnt at the stake for heresy. His final words were: Lord! Open the King of England's eyes.
  • Mar 6, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    A treaty grants toleration to Lutherans within the Holy Roman Empire using the principle of cuius regio, eius religio or "Whose region, his religion".