The Royals
Holy Roman Emperor who tangled with Luther
Charles V
Considered the "Father of the Protestant Reformation".
Martin Luther
The most famous chorale in history.
Hallelujah Chorus
Sir Isaac Newton
Considered by many to be the greatest writer of human history.
William Shakespeare
He had 6 wives in an attempt to have a male heir.
Henry VIII
95 Theses
This composer delivered some of his greatest works while slowly going deaf.
Beethoven
Geocentric means ...
Earth centered
Had a comet named after him.
Halley
Pope Leo X used the proceeds from these to finance the construction of St. Peter's Basilica.
Indulgences
French Protestant forced to move to Geneva to practice his faith
John Calvin
This area became the musical center of Europe during the Post Reformation era.
Germany
He gave us the modern scientific method.
Francis Bacon
He gave us the germ theory of disease.
Louis Pasteur
Protestant king who converted to Catholicism to bring an end to religious wars in France.
Henry IV or Henry of Navarre
Face of the 'Swiss Reformation'.
Ulrich Zwingli
Father of the English Hymn and composer of Joy to the World.
Isaac Watts
Father of Anatomy
Vesalius
One of the Dutch masters and one of most famous Post-Reformation painters.
Rembrandt
This English ruler is considered to have ushered in the Golden Age of the English Monarchy.
Elizabeth I
Face of the Scottish Reformation
John Knox
He is the composer of the most famous chorale piece in history.
Handel
Formed the laws of planetary motion.
Kepler
Most recognized scholar of the Northern Renaissance.
Erasmus