Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses on a church door!!!
The Theses were actually presented as a scholarly document to the Bishop of Brandenburg, his superior in 1517.
Answering "Describe the events leading up to the Protestant Reformation that caused religion to co-exist with politics?"
Religion and Politics were closely intertwined
There are so many historical figures and events in Christianity. Martin Luther and the protestant reformation are notable in the history of Christianity.
Martin Luther refuses to recant his beliefs at the Diet of Worms.
That would be the REFORMATION.
Key events that influenced the development of the Enlightenment include the Renaissance, the Scientific Revolution, and the Protestant Reformation. These movements challenged traditional authority, encouraged critical thinking, and emphasized the importance of reason, leading to the intellectual environment that paved the way for Enlightenment ideas.
The Geneva Bible was printed in 1560 AD. It is considered the "Bible of the Protestant Reformation". It was also called the "Breeches Bible". It was a major translation of The Bible by a group of Protestant scholars.
The Reformation was a 16th-century movement in Christianity that led to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and various Protestant groups. Events that led to the Reformation include the criticism of the Church's practices, the publication of Martin Luther's 95 Theses in 1517, and the invention of the printing press, which helped spread ideas more widely.
Counter Reformation 16th-century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic reformers shared the Protestants' revulsion at the corrupt conditions in the church, there was present none of the tradition breaking that characterized Protestantism. The Counter Reformation was led by conservative forces whose aim was both to reform the church and to secure the its traditions against the innovations of Protestant theology and against the more liberalizing effects of the Renaissance.
During the Renaissance period, significant events included the invention of the printing press, the exploration of new lands, the Protestant Reformation, and advancements in art, science, and philosophy.
Well, in 1607 the first permanent English settlement is created at Jamestown in North America.
The creation of the printing press in which the fall of the catholic church happened, due to the black death that happened before, it leads to people slowly doubting their belief causing a revolt by the people who gave up hope on religion.