The Reformation

From Luther’s Ninety-five Theses to the Peace of Westphalia, 1517 to 1648.

A timeline of 19 events from 1517 to 1648, by stevejeffery1703, on Timeline Source.

Events

1. The Reformation: Oct 31, 1517 – Oct 24, 1648
2. Ninety-five Theses: Oct 31, 1517
3. Zwingli begins preaching in Zurich: Jan 1, 1519
4. Luther excommunicated: Jan 3, 1521
5. Luther before the Diet of Worms: Apr 18, 1521
6. Luther’s German New Testament: Sep 1522
7. German Peasants’ War: 1524 – 1525
8. Augsburg Confession: Jun 25, 1530
9. Act of Supremacy: Nov 1534
10. Calvin’s Institutes first published: 1536
11. Society of Jesus approved: Sep 27, 1540
12. Council of Trent: Dec 13, 1545 – Dec 4, 1563
13. Peace of Augsburg: Sep 25, 1555
14. Elizabethan Settlement: 1559
15. St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre: Aug 24, 1572
16. Edict of Nantes: Apr 13, 1598
17. King James Bible published: 1611
18. Thirty Years’ War: May 23, 1618 – Oct 24, 1648
19. Peace of Westphalia: Oct 24, 1648