The Protestant Reformation was the schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and other early Protestants.
Martin Luther was a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation; he strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money, famously argued in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517.
Calvinism is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice of John Calvin and is characterized by the doctrine of predestination in the salvation of souls.
The Anabaptists were a group of radical religious reformists formed in Switzerland who suffered violent persecution by both Roman Catholics and Protestants.
Beginning with Henry VIII in the 16th century, the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and Catholic Church.
The French Wars of Religion (1562–98) is the name of a period of fighting between French Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots).
Between the 15th and 18th centuries in Europe, many people were accused of and put on trial for practicing witchcraft.