https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z The Roman Catholic Church became corrupt and many people started rebelling against the Church and standing up for their own beliefs forming the religion known as Protestantism. The series of events following this were known as the Protestant Reformation. (Scroll down on each event for info) en-us 2021-09-17 14:58:03 UTC 2025-10-12 14:05:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/26ea.png bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748950218 On October 31, 1917, Martin Luther nailed a piece of paper with ninety-five reasons opinions basically saying the Pope and the Catholic Church were corrupt. This marked the Beginning of the Protestant Reformation.]]> 2021-09-17 15:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748950218 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748963801 In 1522, Martin Luther published a translation of the New Testament in German. This led to many other things being published in vernacular, it was only the beginning.]]> 2021-09-17 15:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748963801 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748965208 On April 13, 1598 the Edict of Nantes was passed. It was an event that gave hope the Reformation would eventually end with different religions co-existing peacefully. The treaty was passed by Henry IV of France and gave his Protestant subjects basic rights to freedom.]]> 2021-09-17 15:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748965208 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748965655 In 1545 the Pope created a board of Catholic leaders to look review and reconsider certain practices of the church. Eventually they made some changes such as they stopped selling indulgences, and the decided to better educate their priests.]]> 2021-09-17 15:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748965655 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748966933 In 1572 there was an event of Catholic mob violence and the slaughter of Huguenots. This violence lasted for months and took the lives of many French Protestants. It was a turning point in religious wars and only made the Protestant movement stronger.]]> 2021-09-17 15:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748966933 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748967585 In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg was a treaty signed between the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League. It ended the religious wars between the Protestant Princes in Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.]]> 2021-09-17 15:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748967585 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748969884 In 1520, Martin Luther's Three Treatises to the German people was a call to the Reformation of the church. It was another large influence in the Protestant movement and a large influence for many years to come.]]> 2021-09-17 15:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748969884 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748971315 In 1559 John Calvin published his book, Calvin's institutes. It was an introduction to basic ideas of Protestantism and what he believed to be unorthodox. The book also discussed how strongly he used to be committed to Roman Catholicism and the teachings that led him to convert to Protestantism.]]> 2021-09-17 15:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748971315 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748973870 In 1534, King Henry VIII instituted the Church of England and made himself the head of the Church which caused many problems. He wasn't doing it for the right reasons. The Act of Supremacy was an act that gave the King supreme power over the Church.]]> 2021-09-17 15:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1748973870 bfel3443 https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1749915611 In 1554 Henry VIII's act was repealed by his daughter, Queen Mary I. After her death in 1558, her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth I succeeded the throne. She then declared a second Act of Supremacy making herself the Supreme Leader of the Church of England.]]> 2021-09-18 02:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bfel3443/bu60kcmo1k0qcd0z/wish/1749915611