There are so many historical figures and events in Christianity. Martin Luther and the protestant reformation are notable in the history of Christianity.
that the people wanted a protestant religion so they moved
The Protestant Reformation took place in 1517, and split Christianity between Catholicism and Protestantism. Rhode Island was founded by radical theologian, Roger Williams in 1636, after being driven out of the Massachusetts colony for what was considered radical thinking in those days.
because Christianity is the biggest religion.
Henry wasn't outside the reformation, but in the middle of it. He BEGAN the reformation when he broke from the Catholic church over his divorce with his wife so he could marry Bolyn .
Martin Luther was one of the main people who started the Protestant Reformation so is sometimes considered the founder of Protestantism. However, there is no one thing called the "Protestant Church" so there is no one founder of it.
Christopher Columbus was Catholic, and so was his country, Spain.
The peasants did not succeed, but the revolt set the stage for future uprisings like the Protestant reformation and the French Revolution.
Europeans accepted that the Protestant Reformation could not be reversed, and so decided that they'd have to co-exist peacefully. Sort of.
Yes. The existence of Protestant Christians, and with it, Agnostic, Lutheran, United and soforth, owe their whole existances to Martin Luther. By rejecting the idea of religious Hierarchy and ignoring the near spiritual divinity of the Pope, Martin Luther forever changed the course of Christianity and everyday the Protestant movement exists, so do Martin Luther's influences.
Yes, Martin Luther did marry a former nun named Katharina von Bora. Their marriage had a significant impact on Luther's role in the Protestant Reformation as it challenged the celibacy of clergy and helped to promote the idea of marriage as a valid and honorable institution.
A large part of why the Reformation gained so much steam was because the put upon and forgotten and abused had suffered under the apathy of the Catholic Church for so long. Seeing the principals of the Reformation relating to the uplifting of their own needs was a crucial point that carried the movement into the modern age.