Events
1519 Ulrich Zwingli sent to work at the cathedral in Zurich1524 Zurich's reformers removed all idols from their churches1525 Zurich became a Protestant City1536 John Calvin wrote The Institutes of the Christian Religion1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre occurred1589 Henry of Navarre became King Henry IV1594 King Henry IV converted to Catholicism1598 The Edict of Nantes was passed1540 The Jesuit Order was created1559 The Index was published1564 The Index was published1517 An indulgence campaign led by Johann Tetzel was held in Germany to help finance the construction of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome1517 Martin Luther posted his 95 Thesis1520 Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church1521 The Diet of Worms met1521-1522 Luther translated the New Testament into German1524-1525 Peasant Revolts occurred in Germany1529 The term "Protestant" was used for the 1st time to describe those who defied the Catholic Church, to include Luther and his supporters1530 The Augsburg Confession was published1546 Luther died1555 The Pace of Augsburg was agreed to by German leaders1521 King Henry VIII given the title of "Defender of the Faith" by the Pope1529 King Henry VII declared the English Church independent of Rome1533 The Pope excommunicated Henry VIII1534 English Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy1535 Sir Thomas More executed for not recognizing Henry as head of the Anglican Church1536 Dissolution of the monasteries began1536-1537 Northern uprising known as Pilgrimage of the Grace occurred1547 King Henry VIII died1549 Creation of the Book of Common Prayer1554 Persecution of Protestants began and England is reconciled with the RCC1555 Three Protestant bishops are burned at the stake for heresy1559 English Parliament passes The Elizabethan Religious Settlement1562 Elizabeth aides French Protestants in the French wars of religion1570 The Pope excommunicates Elizabeth I1601 The Earl of Essex is executed for leading a revolt against ElizabethPeriods
1541- 1564 John Calvin ruled Geneva as a theocracy1559- 1589 Religious wars occurred throughout France1542- 1572 The Roman Inquisition worked to root out Protestant heresy1545-1563 The Council of Trent met1519- 1520 Martin Luther published several pamphlets that criticized the Catholic Church1531-1555 Religious wars occurred throughout Germany1547- 1553 Reign of King Edward VI1553- 1558 Queen Mary Tudor Reigns1558-1603 Queen Elizabeth I reigns
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