The Reformation, the Inquisition and the Science:

Some Key Milestones in the early history of the Reformation

• 1511: Pope Julius forms Holy League with Venice and Aragon to drive French out of city;  Henry VIII joins Holy League 

• 1513: Balboa discovers the pacific ocean for europeans.

• 1516-17: Erasmus translates the Bible into language for the "common man"

• 1518: Frederick the Wise protects Luther from being handed over to Rome

• 1518-22: Spain conquers Mexico

• 1521: Luther is excommunicated hides out at Wartburg Castle and translates the New Testament into German

• 1521: Lutheran books appear in England

• 1524: Erasmus publishes "On Freedom of the Will"

• 1525: Luher publishes "Bondage of the Will" (against Erasmus)

• 1526: Cardinal Wolsey oversees mass burning of Lutheran books

• 1527: Germans and Spanish sack Rome

• 1527: First Protestant University (Marburg) is founded

• 1531: First official (inquisition) stake burning (Thomas Bilney)

• 1531: Calvin starts Protestant movement in France

• 1533: Pizarro conquers Peru

• 1534: Pope Paul III - the father of 3 illegitimate children, comes to power

• 1534: Luther completes translation of Bible into German

• 1535: Thomas More (author of Utopia) and Cardinal Fisher beheaded for opposing Henry VIII

• 1536: Erasmus dies. Denmark and Norway become Lutheran