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1. Martin Luther’s Reformation
The origin of Reformation

4. Martin Luther’s Reformation

5. DUM DUM DUM Lightning

6. 95 theses all saint’s church witternberg
In addition to criticizing the sale of indulgences,
Luther’s theses assailed established Catholic
doctrines about papal authority

8. Printing press
Luther’s writing circulated
throughout Europe thanks to the
recent invention of the printing
press

9. Holy roman empire
 An association of German principalities
 Charles V
 Habsburg Dynasty
 King of Spain
 Holy Roman emperor
 Archduke of Austria
 Duke of Burgundy
 Devout Catholic

10. CHARLES V

11. The politics of Reformation
 Diet of worms (1521)
 Luther defends his doctrines before emperor Charles V
 Luther’s outlawed
 Frederick of Saxony
 Luther relied on his patron ,frederick, elector of saxony , for protection from his enemies
 German peasant’s war (152-1525)

12. German peasant’s wars
 Over 100,000 killed

13. Peace of Augsburg (1555)
 Religion determined by Local Ruler
 Cuius regio, eius religio
 Whoever reigns , his religion
 Catholic or Lutheran
 Northern rulers tended to choose protestantism while southern rulers tended to choose Catholicism

14. References list
 Richey .T (2015) Slides designed to go with a lecture on Martin Luther and the
beginnings of the protestant Reformation, including the controversy of Tetzel’s
sale of indulgences, the 85 theses , the diet of worms, the German peasant’s
revolt and the peace of Augsburg. https://www.slideshare.net/tomrichey/martin-
luthers-reformation
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