Martin Luther
- priest who added his voice to the call for reform
- He wrote the 95 Theses, which criticized the church and many of its practices, such as the selling of indulgences.
- thanks to the printing press, his 95 Theses spread to neighboring German states
- was excommunicated by Pope Leo X
- was accused of heresy
- his ideas led to a split in the Catholic Church and reformers were known as Protestants

John Calvin
- one of the most influential figure of the Reformation after Luther
- his main teaching was predestination, the idea that God knew whop would be saved before they were born
- in 1541, Calvin was made the religious political leader of Geneva, Switzerland
- he and his followers were called Calvinists
- Calvin's followers thought people were generally sinful, they banned many forms of entertainment, such as dancing or playing cards (they thought these activities distracted people from religion

Henry VIII
- His wife, Catherine of Aragon could not have sons so King Henry VIII asked the pope to officially end his marriage
-the pope refused his request of divorce
- he decided he did not want to obey the pope anymore
- in 1534, he declared himself head of a new church, the Church of England, otherwise known as Anglican Church
- he broke away from the Catholic Church for personal reasons, not religious, as a result, he did not change many practices

Martin Luther/John Calvin/King Henry VIII