Overview Of The Protestant Reformation Flashcards
What happened with Henry VIII becoming king and when?
1509 - After the death of his father, Henry VIll becomes king of England He marries Catherine of Aragon, widow of his brother Arthur.
What happened with the 95 theses and when?
1517 - Martin Luther nails his criticisms of the Catholic Church to the church door in Wittenberg, starting the European Reformation and Protestantism.
What happened with the religious wars in europe and when?
1524-31 - Wars break out in Germany (1524-25) and Switzerland (1529-31) between Protestants and those who want to defend the Catholic Church.
What happened with Henry ending his marriage and when?
1528-33 - Henry and Catherine fail to produce a male heir. He asks the pope for an annulment so that he can marry Anne Boleyn. The pope refuses. Henry declares his marriage illegitimate and marries Anne Boleyn.
What heppens with the Act of Supremacy and when?
1534 - Henry declares himself head of the new Protestant Church of England and breaks with the Catholic Church.
What happens with the destruction of the monastries and when?
1536 - Henry begins to close down and destroy monasteries. By 1540, all are closed.
What happens with the reformation accelerating and when?
1547-52 - King Edward VI introduces radical new changes to the English Church, making it more Protestant.
What happenes with edward dying and mary becoming queen and when?
1553 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed queen but loses support after only nine days. Mary becomes queen amid scenes of jubilation.
What happens with the return to catholicism and when?
1553-58 - Mary reintroduces Catholicism. 300 people are burned at the stake for refusing to accept the changes.
What happens with the death of Mary and the succesion of Elizabeth and when?
1558 - Mary has no children with her husband Philip II of Spain and dies with no direct heir. Mary’s half-sister Elizabeth is declared queen.
What happened with the Elizabethan Religious Settlement and when?
1558-59 - Elizabeth tries to steer a ‘middle way’ by keeping some Catholic and Protestant traditions.
What happened with the start of the Eighty Years War in the low countries and when?
1568 - Dutch Protestants rebel against the rule of Catholic Spain, beginning a struggle that lasts for decades. Elizabeth is pressured to intervene.
What happened with Mary, Queen of Scots and her execution and when?
1587 - Elizabeth feels increasingly threatened by Mary, who is a Catholic rival to the throne. After years of imprisonment, Mary is beheaded.
What heppened with the Spanish Armada and when?
1588 - The Spanish attempt to invade England. The invasion fails.
