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Feb 28, 1347
Plague struck Europe
Black death swept the country and took out a huge amount of the population. -
Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance Started
It was the return of soldiers from crusades, there was an increase in food population and the population increased. -
Jan 14, 1429
Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans
Joan of Arc's first military victory and was the turning point in the 100 years war between England and France. -
Jan 1, 1478
The Spanish Inquisition begins
One of the most deadly inquisitions in history, it was designed to root out all non Catholics i.e Jews and Muslims. -
Jan 1, 1514
Machiavelli writes the Prince
The Prince is known to be the earliest works of modern philosophy. Published after Machiavelli's death for fear of contraversey. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther's Theses
He posted the 95 Theses on the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. The 95 Theses were a protest against selling the indulgences. In the thesis, he had three main points which were: Selling indulgences to finance the building of St. Peter's is wrong, also, the pope has no power over Purgatory, and that buying indulgences endangers people's salvation. -
Oct 1, 1529
Establishing the Marburg Colloquy
The Marburg Colloquy was the theology of the Lord’s Supper. It was the second most important event in the Reformation. -
Nov 3, 1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII was the head of the Church of England. His doctrine was very close to Catholicism. -
Jan 1, 1559
Calvin's Institutes
Calvin’s Institutes were John Calvin’s theology of The Institutes of the Christian Religion. It formed the adoption of the Reformed theology in Europe and America. -
Jan 1, 1572
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
A Catholic mob charged against the Huguenots. It killed a lot of French Protestants. It lasted a couple months.
