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Protestant Reformation - Coggle Diagram
Protestant Reformation
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Key events and dates
1536-1541 - Dissolution of the Monasteries: Henry VIII ordered monasteries and convents in England to close, gaining their land and wealth
1536 - Calvin in Geneva: John Calvin moved to Geneva and converted it to a centre of Reformed Protestantism
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1555 - Peace of Augsburg: An agreement signed by the Holy Roman Empire's princes and emporer that allowed each state to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism.
1521 - Diet of Worms: Luther refused to recant, or take back, his teachings and was declared an outlaw by Charles V, through edict of Worms
1517 - Luther's 95 Theses: Martin Luther niailed his 95 Theses, criticising the sale of indulgences and corrupt church practices.
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Key Places
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England
The English Reformation, when Henry VIII broke away from the papacy, establishing himself as the head of the church
Worms
Location of Diet of Worms, where Luther didnt recant his claims
Holy Roman Empire
The colloection of German territories where the Reformation spread, becoming an important area for the Christain split
Wittenberg
Where Martin Luther lived and worked, sparked the reformation with the 95 Theses
Key People
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John Calvin (1509-1564)
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In Geneva, He created many important Protestant ideas, reforming the city
Ideas
God's absolute soverieghnty - God controlled everything, and that the church had the right to be strict morally and socially
Predestination - the belief that God has already determined who will be saved.
Henry VIII (1491-1547)
The King of England, was married to Catherine of Aragon, but wwanted the marriage to be annulled, so that he could have a male heir.
Catherine of Aragon
Daughter of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon, connected the two most powerful monarchies at the time, her divorce turned Spain against England.
The pope refused to grant the annulment, so he rejected papal authority and created the English Church, where he was the head
In 1534, the Act of Supremacy made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England. He also ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries, taking control of their lands and wealth.
Charles V (1500-1558)
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Charles opposed Martin Luther and tried to defend the pope, as they had connections.
The Protestant Reformation destabalized the Holy Roman Empire, weakening his influence
Pope Leo X (1475-1521)
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He facilitated the sale of indulgences, fund the contrsution of St. Peter's Basilica
He was against Luther, who rose up against the funneling of money towards Pope Leo X
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