1. The Reformation in England Henry VIII makes very few changes However, Queen Elizabeth pushes for greater reform and begins to Persecute the Catholics of England

2. A Litany of Angry People The Radical Reformation

3. Radical Reformers Religion based Purely on the Bible

4. Calvin and the Anabaptists Started a Theocracy in Cities like Geneva and Created a whole new Way of Life

5. The Radicals are Left Out With so much Religious strife in the Holy Roman Empire the Empire address the Problem at the Peace of Augsburg However this only legalized Lutheranism

6. Central Europe and the Holy Roman Empire Central Europe since the Middle Ages had been dominated By the Holy Roman Empire. However, With the Protestant Reformation and Religious Conflict the Empire’s Power is weakened.

7. The Thirty Years War Eventually the Conflict will erupt in War putting the Habsburg Family (Catholic) versus the German Princes (Protestants) The Protestants will control the northern half of the empire and the Catholics will control the southern half. The Habsburg family will amass a huge army and have early success.

8. The Tides Turn Eventually the Protestants will get help from outsiders from Sweden and other Northern European Countries. Finally the French will come to the aid of the Protestants and push the Habsburgs out of Northern Europe.

9. The Treaty of Westpahila Ends the Thirty Years War and recongnizes the right of local Princes to choose their own religious affiliation Religious Tolerance is the Goal The End of the Holy Roman Empire Resulting Powerful Kingdoms: – Prussia – Bavaria – Austia-Hungry