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21st March 1556: Thomas Cranmer executed for heresy

21st March 2020
Tagged as: Catholicism, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Heresy, Mary I, Protestantism, Reformation, Thomas Cranmer, Tudor

On the 21^st March 1556, Thomas Cranmer was executed for heresy.

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26th January 1564: Pope Pius IV confirms the decrees of the Council of Trent

26th January 2019
Tagged as: Catholicism, Council of Trent, Counter-Reformation, Martin Luther, Papacy, Pius IV, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation

Pope Pius IV issued a Papal bull confirming the decrees of the Council of Trent that defined Catholic doctrine in the face of the Protestant Reformation.

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3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy

3rd November 2018
Tagged as: Act of Supremacy, Catholicism, Church, Church of England, England, Henry VIII, Papacy, Parliament, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses

31st October 2018
Tagged as: Catholicism, Christianity, Germany, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

On the 31^st October 1517, the foundations of the Protestant Reformation were laid when Martin Luther reputedly nailed his ‘Ninety-five Theses’ to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg – a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.