This website deals with The Protestant Reformed Churches in America, a movement consisting of twenty-seven churches in the United States and Canada. This Church is an entirely separate entity than the commonly known Christian Reformed...

Comprehensive learning module on Renaissance and Reformation explores its evolution, culture, contirbutions and conflict. Complete set of multi-media course resources.

An overview of the Protestant Reformation that covers the causes, development, and results of the movement. Martin Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin's involvement is also discussed.

From a chapter on "Early Globalization: The Atlantic World," this section explains the changes brought by the Protestant Reformation and how it influenced the development of the Atlantic World while describing Spain's response to the...

This resource provides information on the life and rule of King Henry VIII. Discusses his many marriages and desire for a male heir which led to the Protestant Reformation.

An excellent introduction to and overview of the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. This article touches on all aspects of the period.

Original photographs show everyday life in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

Read the full text of Martin Luther's "95 Theses" that sparked the Protestant Reformation.

Primary source photographs portray the issues and history surrounding the Watts Riots of California, and how the community came together.

Discusses the life and significance of Ulrich Zwingli and how he changed the views of the Protestants.

One of the primary reasons for colonization of the New World was to escape European religious persecution. This site provides stories of religious nonconformists, militants, zealots, reformers, and the faithful.

This resource provides text written by Pope Leo X discussing his views on Martin Luther. Once you have come to the Papal Library you then need to locate "Leo X" in the first column. After you click on "Leo X" you you will be taken to a...

Revolutions calling for political reform spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. Here is a report on early protests in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen. Many protests turned violent in the wake of suppression. (March 2011)

The American Catholic church expanded rapidly due to the immigration of the Irish and Germans. Read about the prejudice against the church based mainly on the backlash to the immigration of "others." See also how the Catholic church took...

This site includes a biography of Martin Luther. Discusses the events that occured at the Diet of Worms when he refused to recant.

This ibiblio.org site gives the six-year history of this college based group that supported the civil rights movement and tells of its nonviolent philosophy.

An eyewitness account of the massacre of French Huguenots who were massacred by the Spanish commander, Pedro Menendez, near their settlement, Fort Caroline.

Learn about "Bluff King Hal" and his six wives in this essay about Henry VIII, England's Renaissance king who presided over the foundation of the Church of England in seeking to annul his marriage and achieve a male heir. Archived.

A long and detailed description of Lutheran Religion Gives a long history of the evolution of Lutheran Religion from the time of the Protestant Reformation. Includes information on the Lutheran Churches today, their beliefs, and their...

This site provides an excellent history of the Church and papacy. One section focuses on the Council of Trent, why it came about and the doctrines that were established.

From a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests," this section describes the socio-political environment in the colonies in the early 1770s, explains the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773, and takes a look at the Coercive Acts.

Lists the Diet of Worms in a chronology. Places it in context of other events.