Reformation heroes : a simple, illustrated overview of people who assisted in the great work of the Reformation

The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God patiently arranged over a number of years. As you read this book, you will learn how the Lord used some people to plant the seeds of church reform long before October 31, 1517, when Martin Luther published his ninety-five theses. Luther's story is well-known; we trust you will find it interesting and instructive to read about him and about forty others (John Knox, Peter Martyr Vermigli, Zacharias Ursinus, Willem Teellinck, etc.) who contributed to the Reformation - some well known and others not so - most of whom are Reformation heroes. To provide a more full picture of the many sided Reformation, chapters are also included on the Anabaptist and Counter Reformation movements. The book concludes with a brief summary of the influence of the Reformation in different areas of life. - Publisher. Peter Waldo (c.1140-c. 1217) John Wycliffe (c. 1324-1384) Anne of Bohemia, Queen of Richard II (1366-1394) John Huss (1372-1415) Martin luther (1483-1546) Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) Martin Bucer (1491-1551) Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575) The protest at Speyer William Tyndale (c. 1494-1536) The Heidelberg catechism Caspar Olevianus (1536-1587) Zacharias Ursinus (1534-1583) Frederick III (1516-1576) The Heidelberg catechism Edward VI (1537-1553) John Foxe (1517-1587) Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley Hugh Latimer (c. 1485-1555) Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555) John Knox (1505-1572) Guido de Bres (1522-1567) Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) John Calvin (1509-1564) Theodore Beza (1519-1605) Jan Laski (1499-1560) The Duke of Alva (1507-1582) And William, Prince of Orange (1533-1584) The Duke of Alva (1507-1582) William, Prince of Orange (1533-1584) Queen Marguerite of Navarre (1492-1548) Queen Jeanne d'Albret of Navarre (1528-1572) Admiral Coligny (1519-1572) And the tragedy of St. Bartholomew's Day (August 24, 1572) Charlotte, the nun of Jouarre (mid 1500s-1582) Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499-1562) Petrus Dathenus (1531-1588) William Perkins (1558-1602) William Teellinck (1579-1629) William Ames (1576-1633) The Anabaptists : Konrad Grebel (1498-1526), Felix Manz (c. 1500-1527) Ludwig Hatzer (c. 1500-1529) Georg Blaurock (c. 1492-1529) Thomas Muntzer (c. 1489-1525) Jan Mattijs (d. 1534), Jan Beukelssen (d. 1535) Melchior Hoffmann (1498-1543) Jakob Hutter (d. 1536) Balthasar Hubmaier (c. 1485-1528) Menno Simons (1496-1561) The counter Reformation The influence of the Reformation.