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Events relating to the reformation
Conrad Grebel baptises an adult, causing outrage in Protestant Zurich
Thomas Müntzer leads the rebels in the Peasant War, to the profound displeasure of Luther
Gustavus I of Sweden fills his coffers by appropriating the property of Catholic churches and monasteries
Discussion of Henry VIII's proposed divorce hinges on rival verses from the Old Testament, in Deuteronomy and Leviticus
The 'Protestation' of various princes and imperial cities at Speyer identifies them as Protestants
Protestant reformers Luther and Zwingli disagree at Marburg on the nature of the Eucharist
The Augsburg Confession, presented by Melanchthon to the imperial diet, defines the Lutheran faith
The Protestant princes of Germany form the defensive League of Schmalkalden
Zwingli is killed at Kappel in a battle between Protestant and Catholic cantons
Thomas Cranmer, the archbishop of Canterbury, declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon null and void
Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy forces prominent figures in English public life to accept him on oath as head of the Church of England
Paris wakes up to find Protestant placards all over the place, mocking the sacrament of the mass
Henry VIII begins the process of gathering in the wealth of England's monasteries
William Tyndale is captured in Antwerp, condemned as a heretic and strangled at the stake
Christian III seizes the wealth of Danish churches and monasteries, before turning his attention to those of Norway
The Great Bible, commissioned by Henry VIII for use in every Anglican church, is published
Protestant reformer John Calvin settles in Geneva and submits the city to a strict Christian rule
3000 Waldenses are massacred as heretics in the villages of Provence
David Beaton, the archbishop of St Andrews, burns a leading Protestant, George Wishart, as a heretic and is murdered in retaliation
John Knox is captured in St Andrews and is sent to serve in the French fleet as a galley slave
The first version of the English prayer book, or Book of Common Prayer, is published with text by Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer is burnt at the stake in Oxford, after reasserting his Protestant beliefs
Mary I succeeds to the English throne, and devotes her energies to the restoration of the Catholic faith
The Peace of Augsburg achieves a compromise which for a while solves the religious tensions deriving from the Reformation
The Protestant martyrs, though few in number, ensure the reputation of Bloody Mary in English history
