Tudors and Stuarts

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Tudors and Stuarts Level Three History The
Protestant Reformation A Challenge to Authority
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In Medieval Europe the Catholic religion
dominated everything and the central question of
life was How do I save my soul?
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There was concern over the debasement of the
Church and its leaders with incidents such as
the Banquet of the Chestnuts.
Pope Alexander Vl
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Between 1446-50 Johann Gutenberg invented the
moveable type printing press thus allowing mass
production of text.
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Martin Luther believed that ones soul could be
saved through faith alone
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Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church with
his criticisms by nailing his 95 theses on the
Church door on 31st October 1517
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Luther opposed the existence of relics and the
sale of indulgences
Tetzel selling indulgences
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Diet of Worms
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Here I stand. I can do no other
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Luther translated the Bible into common German
a revolutionary move.
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A social revolution had begun
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Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
The Protestant Reformation was spreading
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• Defender of the Faith
• Head of the Catholic Church in England
• Divorced
• Monasteries

Henry the Eighth
Queen Catherine
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• Scotland had a more
• thorough Reformation
• 60,000 signed the National
• Covenant

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Bloody Mary
Elizabeth l
Religion continued to Be a problem for English
monarchs
Jane Grey
Edward Vl
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Puritans now dominated and wanted King Charles l
removed
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The Levellers
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Ranters
If they were the elect then they could behave in
any way that they wanted.
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Quakers still lead a simple life today
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Baptists believed their Church was the oldest
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The Diggers wanted agrarian revolution
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Many Puritans were discouraged by peoples
attitude towards them and they left on the
Mayflower to create a New World.
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The impact of the Protestant Reformation lives
on.
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• Bibliography
• The Protestant Revolution- Tristram Hunt, BBC4

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The End