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1525
Peasants’ Revolt
Thomas Munster took Luther’s idea and applied them to society, rising up against the feudal order. -
1542
Roman Inquisition in Spain refounded
The catholic church was made peaceful attempts to keep people in the church, such as reforms in the Council of Trent, but they also increased their persecution of heretics -
1553
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary wanted to return England to Catholicism and carried out bloody purges of Protestants. Around 300 were burned during her 5 year reign and many fled to Europe. She was succeeded by her sister, Elizabeth. -
1572
The St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
this was supposed to be a celebration of peace between French Catholics and the growing Protestant Huguenot movement, as France celebrated the marriage of the King’s Catholic sister to a Protestant nobleman and claimant to the throne (Henry of Navarre). -
Guy Fawkes
here a group of Catholics planned to blow up the Protestant King and Parliament -
30 Years’ War
People fought largely in Germany, which killed an estimated 8 million people - around 40% of Germany’s population. It began when the catholic Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia, invaded some of his own territories to force the local Protestant princes to return to Catholicism. -
The English Civil Wars
They were largely because English Protestants feared he was trying to make England Catholic again.