WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Protestant Reformation began in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther, a teacher and a monk, published a document he called Disputation on the Power of Indulgences, or 95 Theses. The document was a series of 95 ideas about Christianity that he invited people to debate with him.

Detailed explanation-2: -PROTESTANT Reformation was a 16th century movement to reform Catholic Church dominated by Rome. Martin Luther was one of the main Protestant reformers. He wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.

Detailed explanation-3: -Key events of the period include: Diet of Worms (1521), formation of the Lutheran Duchy of Prussia (1525), English Reformation (1529 onwards), the Council of Trent (1545–63), the Peace of Augsburg (1555), the excommunication of Elizabeth I (1570), Edict of Nantes (1598) and Peace of Westphalia (1648).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Protestant Reformation (1517–1648) The Reformation was an uprising against the authority, beliefs, and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. The Christians that objected to the Roman Catholic Church, gained the name Protestants, due to their protesting against the Catholic Church and its teachings.