Kings, Queens, Officials
This king/queen was imprisoned for fear of becoming center of a Catholic uprising to overthrow queen Elizabeth.
Mary Queen of Scots
Massacre that occurred during a wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties.
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
Document that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots
Edict of Nantes
Pope who excommunicated Martin Luther
Leo X
95 arguments by Martin Luther protesting against indulgences
95 Theses
The first female ruler of England who paved the way for the dominance of the British Empire.
Elizabeth I
Religious wars where Charles V and Catholics fought German princes and Lutherans
Schmalkaldi Wars
A guide of spiritual perfection that was divided into reflections and meditations meant to help emulate Christ.
Spiritual exercises
Pope Paul III
Calvanists sought out to destroy and be rid of all forms of religious art
Incloclasm of Calvansim
Absolute monarch who helped lead the counter reformation by prosecuting Protestants
Philip II
Immense Spanish fleet sent to invade England as revenge for Elizabeth I execution of Mary I
Spanish Armada
Branch of Protestantism in Scotland that practiced simple means of worship along with an emphasis on preaching
Presbyterian Church
Monk who was sent to sell indulgences in northern Germany
Johannes Tetzel
Declared Henry VIII the supreme figure head of the Church of England in 1534
Act of Supremacy
Fredrick of Saxony
Revolt of German lower class calling for social and political change using the scriptures
German Peasamts War
Religious doctrine crafted by Martin Luther, differed from Catholicism in the doctrine of salvation
Lutheranism
Spanish nun who reformed the Carmelite order of nuns during the Catholic Reformation
Theresa of Avila
Calling on the power of Satan. A curse
“Go to Hell”
This leader executed hundreds of Protestants when they refused to convert to Catholicism.
Mary I
Assembly of the estates of the empire, Luther was ordered to recant, refused and was declared an outlaw. Luther was protected during this assembly so the Catholic Church did not recur the same events as previous revolutionaries.
Diet of Worms
Revolutionary idea that every believer has the ability to read and interpret the Bible, that all people of faith were viewed by God as equals.
Priesthood of all Believers
The only son of Henry VIII. He wasn’t capable of governing his country so the Protestant Church was brought in to advise him.
Edward VI
Leader of Swedish barons who overthrew Christian II and went on to become king of Sweden and established a Lutheran Reformation
Gustavus Vasa