In six pages this paper discusses 3 timeline sections that feature important religious events in the history of Europe since 1500. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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It began when Henry VIII started his first overt act against the Papacy and in 1532 prompted legislation to be introduced to Parliament in order to end the payment
of church taxes to Rome ("The English" PG). His unsuccessful attempt to prompt the Pope into granting an annulment had been followed by an Act of Supremacy, making Henry
the head of the Church of England (PG). 1550 - 1648 The so called "religious wars took place during this time frame but Roberts contends that the sole
causes of such conflicts was not religion (294). In France, for example, it was a struggle for power between families (294). King Henry IV was Protestant but changed his religion
to Catholicism ( 294-295). In some way, in Europe, the struggle between Protestantism and Catholicism was political. 1555 It was decided that due to political quarrels which were present in
Germany that, by 1555, the country would be divided by those who are Protestant and those who are Catholic (Roberts 293). 1530s John Calvin breaks from the Catholic church
and begins to preach (Roberts 293). 1650-1800 The Age of Reason or Enlightenment had begun during the middle of the seventeenth century. During the Enlightenment, there was a
change in thinking and a transitioning from religious thought to ideas of logic and scientific exploration. II.
Timeline: 1750 - 1910 1789 The age of Reason would continue, and in 1789, the bloody French Revolution would begin. Many think of the French Revolution as
being a statement against the monarchy. Yet, it is also believed that the French Revolution was an effort to dismantle the power of the Roman Catholic Church (Hinckley 325).