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| 1529 |
| | | The 'Protestation' of various princes and imperial cities at Speyer identifies them as Protestants | |
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| 1530 |
| | | The Augsburg Confession, presented by Melanchthon to the imperial diet, defines the Lutheran faith | |
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| 1531 |
| | | The Protestant princes of Germany form the defensive League of Schmalkalden | |
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| 1534 |
| | | Paris wakes up to find Protestant placards all over the place, mocking the sacrament of the mass | |
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| 1541 |
| | | Protestant reformer John Calvin settles in Geneva and submits the city to a strict Christian rule | |
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| 1559 |
| | | John Knox returns to Scotland from Geneva and inspires the Protestants to march on Edinburgh | |
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| 1569 |
| | | A rebellion in the north of England aims to put Mary Queen of Scots on the English throne | |
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| 1572 |
| | | Sea beggars seize the town of Brill and raise the flag of William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) | |
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| 1581 |
| | | In the Oath of Abjuration the northern provinces of the Netherlands formally reject the rule of the Spanish king, Philip II | |
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| 1598 |
| | | The Edict of Nantes secures the civil rights of France's Protestants, the Huguenots | |
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