What were the dates of the Reformation?

1517 – 1648

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Also asked, when did the English Reformation begin and end?

Historians usually date the start of the Protestant Reformation to the 1517 publication of Martin Luther’s “95 Theses.” Its ending can be placed anywhere from the 1555 Peace of Augsburg, which allowed for the coexistence of Catholicism and Lutheranism in Germany, to the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty

Also, what was the Reformation and why did it happen? The Protestant Reformation was a series of events that happened in the 16th century in the Christian Church. Because of corruption in the Catholic Church, some people saw and needed to change the way it worked. The Protestant reformation triggered the Catholic Counter-Reformation.

One may also ask, what are 3 major events of the Protestant Reformation?

Timeline of the English Reformation

Date Event
11 June 1509 Henry VIII marries Catherine
1514, December A boy born to Catherine; dies 6 weeks later
18 February 1516 Princess Mary born
31 October 1517 Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, formally beginning the Protestant Reformation

Where did the reformation begin?

Germany

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