Protestant Reformation

A major 16th-century religious movement in Western Christianity that began as an effort to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of Protestant churches. It fundamentally reshaped European politics, society, and culture, influencing developments such as the Enlightenment and the centralization of state power.

Claims that use this term

• The Protestant Reformation led to the Enlightenment
• The Protestant Reformation freed the English Crown to centralize imperial power