| 1381 |
English peasants revolt and support John Wycliffe, an early reformer |
| 1414-1418 |
Council of Constance |
| 1431-1449 |
Council of Basel |
| 1517 |
Martin Luther writes the Ninety-five Theses and the Reformation begins; thousands of printed copies
circulate |
| 1520 |
Pope Leo X excommunicates Luther |
| 1524-1526 |
German peasants revolt |
| 1526 |
Hungary falls to the Ottoman Turks, and its Diet is dissolved; it is powerless
to stop the spread of Lutheranism |
| 1529 |
English Parliament accepts Henry VIII's Reformation |
| 1534 |
Henry VIII is declared head of the Church of England; Francis I of France
declares Protestants heretics; Ignatius Loyola founds the Society of Jesus;
Anabaptists, radical reformers, capture Münster in Westphalia |
| 1536 |
John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion |
| 1536-1564 |
Calvin leads the Reformation in Geneva with William Farel |
| 1545-1563 |
Council of Trent |
| 1553-1558 |
Mary, Catholic queen of England, persecutes Protestants; many flee to Geneva |
| 1555 |
Peace of Augsburg |
| 1561 |
Scotland turns Presbyterian under John Knox |
| 1562-1598 |
French wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are settled by
the Edict of Nantes in 1598 |
| 1640-1660 |
English Revolution; rise and defeat of the Puritans |
