One of her first actions as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the Supreme Governor.
declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, marriage,or result)
also referred to as the Protestant Reformation, was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other early Protestant Reformers in 16th-century Europe.
a Spanish Basque priest and theologian, who founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus and became its first Superior General.
the field of study and analysis that treats of God and of God's attributes and relations to the universe; study of divine things or religious truth; divinity. ... mid-14c., from Old French theologie "philosophical treatment of Christian doctrine" (14c.)
King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first French monarch of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty.
an influential French theologian, pastor and reformer during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, aspects of which include the doctrines of predestination and of the absolute sovereignty of God in salvation
belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine
one of Europe's most famous and influential scholars. A man of great intellect who rose from meager beginnings to become one of Europe's greatest thinkers, he defined the humanist movement in Northern Europe
an Italian noblewoman who was queen of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II
played a critical role in the English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation.
French Protestants mainly from northern France, who were inspired by the writings of John Calvin and endorsed the Reformed tradition of Protestantism
Holy Roman Emperor who defended the church during the Reformation.
a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
King of Great Britain and Ireland (1625–49), whose authoritarian rule and quarrels with Parliament provoked a civil war that led to his execution.
one of the longest and most destructive conflicts, as well as the deadliest European religious war in history. It took place in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648 and resulted in eight million casualties.