Martin Luther
This was Martin Luther's occupation.
What is a monk?
The publishing of this paper by Martin Luther is regarded as sparking the Protestant Reformation.
What are the 95 Theses?
The 3rd Silesian War was a part of this larger "world-wide" war.
What is the Seven Years' War?
Founded by King Henry VII, members of this family included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Who are the Tudors?
The first queen of England, her reign is seen as England's "Golden Age" of arts, culture, and military strength.
Who is Elizabeth I?
Martin Luther spoke and disseminated most of his writings in this language.
What is German?
This was the first protestant church. It was named after Martin Luther.
What is Lutheran?
The changing of alliances during the Silesian Wars was called this.
What is the Diplomatic Revolution?
This family ruled England during it's most tumultuous period, including the Thirty Years' War and the English Civil War.
Who are the Stuarts?
Only son of King Henry VIII. He was supposed to establish a long line of Protestant kings in England.
Who is Edward VI?
This counsel of the Holy Roman Empire made Luther an outlaw and permitted anyone to kill him without legal consequence.
What is the Diet of Worms?
King Henry VIII created this church in 1534.
What is the Anglican Church?
Peter the Great took this journey through Western Europe, supposedly to learn how to make his country more western.
What is the Grand Embassy?
This family ruled France for much of it's history, until they were overthrown during the French Revolution.
Who are the Bourbons?
First monarch of England's Stuart Dynasty, he became king after the death of his cousin in 1603.
Who is King James?
Martin Luther believed this doctrine to be most important for Christians seeking to reach heaven.
What is Sola Fide, or by faith alone.
Henry VIII of England had this many wives.
What is six?
Maria Theresa helped construct this museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is still one of the largest museums in the world.
What is the Hermitage?
This family ruled Russia for about 300 years, often being "TERRIBLE" to citizens while trying to make their territory more Western European.
Who are the Romanovs?
Husband and wife who ruled Spain during the Reconquista and the Inquisition. They were also parents of Henry VIII's first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
Who are Ferdinand and Isabella?
The city where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Cathedral Door.
What is Wittenberg?
Catholics who were unable to pay Catholic Church taxes or who committed heresy, were threatened with this, meaning they couldn't receive communion and go to Heaven.
What is excommunication?
This was the name given to the policies of Holy Roman Empire Joseph II.
What is Josephinism?
This family was part of European nobility for almost 1,000 years, ruling large amounts of territory.
They are also (in)famous for their inbreeding and genetic defects.
Who are the Habsburgs?
Older sister of Queen Elizabeth, she earned this "bloody" nickname for her execution of Protestants in England.
Who is Queen (Bloody) Mary?