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The European wars of religion are also known as the Wars of the Reformation. [1] [8] [9] [10] In 1517, Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses took only two months to spread throughout Europe with the help of the printing press, overwhelming the abilities of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the papacy to contain it.
The descriptive use of the term religious persecution is rather difficult. Religious persecution has occurred in different historical, geographical and social contexts since at least antiquity. Until the 18th century, some groups were nearly universally persecuted for their religious views, such as atheists, [37] Jews [38] and Zoroastrians. [39]
The full title of the book is The Bloody Theater or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians who baptized only upon confession of faith, and who suffered and died for the testimony of Jesus, their Saviour, from the time of Christ to the year A.D. 1660.
Those same years saw, in central Europe at least, the worst of all witch-persecutions, the climax of the European craze. Many of the witch-trials of the 1620s multiplied with the Catholic reconquest. In some areas the lord or bishop was the instigator, in others the Jesuits. Sometimes local witch-committees were set up to further the work.
Jada Pinkett Smith is getting candid about her personal life. The actor will sit down with TODAY co-anchor Hoda Kotb in an upcoming NBC News prime-time special in advance of the release of her ...
In religion the Church of England could provide a model middle ground, and in his view both Catholics and Protestants would be able to accept churches modeled after it. Richard Hooker (1554–1600) opposed the Puritans' efforts to further reform the Church of England. King James, who saw himself as the Peacemaker of Europe, agreed with Hooker ...
A clip from Pinkett Smith and Hoda Kotb’s upcoming interview, to air Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, reveals another layer to the entanglement story. In 2016, the pair decided to officially ...
Pinkett Smith explained in a recent interview with TODAY's Hoda Kotb that she didn't intend for the "King Richard" star to hurt Rock, as she didn't even believe Smith had actually made contact at ...