| Year | Radical | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1478 | Thomas More is probably born. | |
| 1480 | Balthasar Hubmaeir is probably born. Andreas Rudolf Bodenstein von Karlstadt is born. | |
| 1484 | Hugh Latimer is born. | |
| 1485 | Thomas Cromwell probably born. | |
| 1486 | Karlstadt is born. | |
| 1489 | Thomas Munzer is born. Kaspar von Schwenckfeld is born. | Thomas Cranmer is born. |
| 1490 | Michael Sattler probably born. Hans Hut probably born. Thomas Müntzer is born. | |
| 1491 | George Blaurock is born. | Henry VIII is born. |
| 1492 | Menno Simons born in Witmarsum. | |
| 1494 | William Tyndale is born. | |
| 1495 | Pilgram Marpeck is born. | Robert Barnes is born. Thomas Bilney born in Norwich. |
| 1500 | Jacob Hutter is born. | Reginald Pole is born. |
| 1501 | Arthur marries Catharine of Aragon. | |
| 1502 | Karlstadt receives MA from Erfurt. | |
| 1503 | Balthasar Hübmaier begins his studies at the University of Freidburg. | |
| 1504 | Pope Julius II allows Henry VIII to marry Catharine of Aragon. Matthew Parker is born. | |
| 1505 | Thomas More marries Jane Colt. | |
| 1509 | Jan of Leiden is born. | Henry VIII marries Catharine of Aragon. |
| 1510 | Anna Jansz is born. Karlstadt receives doctorate in theology at Wittenberg. | |
| 1511 | Michael Servetus is born. | |
| 1512 | Balthasar Hübmaier begins studies at the University of Ingolstadt at the urging of Johann Eck. Balthasar Hübmaier receives Doctor of Theology degree from Ingolstadt. | Katherine Parr is born. |
| 1514 | Katherine Parr is born | |
| 1515 | Karlstadt goes to Rome and studies to receive doctorate in canon law and civil law. | |
| 1516 | Balthasar Hübmaier becomes cathedral preacher at Regensburg. | |
| 1518 | Joachim Vadian and Conrad Grebel climb Mount Pilatus together. | |
| 1519 | Leipzig Disputation between Luther and Eck. Karlstadt also debates Eck. [More] Balthasar Hübmaier expels the Jews from Regensburg during Lent. Joachim Vadian marries Martha Grebel, Conrad Grebel’s sister. Schwenckfeld experiences his first Heimsuchung (divine experience). | Thomas Bilney ordained by Bishop West of Ely. |
| 1521 | Balthasar Hubmaier begins ministry in Waldshut. Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg. Balthasar Hübmaier becomes preacher at Waldshut. Karlstadt celebrates the first public evangelical mass in Wittenberg. The first adult baptism of the reformation occurs. [More] | Pope Leo X calls King Henry VIII “Defender of the Faith” for his publication of an anti-Luther tract. Robert Barnes introduces humanist scholarship to Augustinian house in Cambridge. Anne Askew is born. Henry VIII publishes *Assertio Septem Sacramentorum* in defense of the seven sacraments. |
| 1522 | Karlstadt publishes *A Sermon on the Condition of the Souls that Believe in Christ* which denies the existence purgatory. Karlstadt marries Anna von Mochau. | |
| 1523 | Second Zurich Disputation in which Zwingli argued for the removal of images from churches. Grebel unsuccessfully argued for the abolition of the mass. Balthasar Hübmaier begins to enact reforms in Waldshut. Karlstadt publishes *On the Manifoldness of the Unity of God's Will*. Karlstadt begins his ministry at Orlamünde. Austrian officials enter Waldshut and demand the Balthasar Hübmaier be arrested. The town resists and soon becomes involved in the Peasants' War. | |
| 1524 | Menno Simons ordained as Catholic priest. Balthasar Hübmaier writes On Heretics and Those Who Burn Them. Karlstadt publishes *Whether One Should Proceed Slowly* at Basel. Karlstadt publishes *A Question Whether Anyone May Be Saved Without the Intervention of Mary.* Balthasar Hübmaier organizes a disputation in Waldshut. Luther and Karlstadt meet at the Black Bear Inn in Jena. | Thomas Bilney "converts" Hugh Latimer. |
| 1525 | Balthasar Hübmaier writes On the Christian Baptism of Believers. Balthasar Hübmaier marries Elsbeth Hügline. Schwenckfeld visits Wittenberg and debates Martin Luther concerning the Eucharist. Schwenckfeld experiences his second Heimsuchung (divine experience). Thomas Müntzer is beheaded. Luther allows Karlstadt to seek refuge in Wittenberg. Balthasar Hübmaier and sixty others receive baptism by Wilhelm Reublin in Waldshut. Balthasar Hübmaier flees Waldshut to Zurich. | Thomas Bilney is licensed to preach in Ely. |
| 1526 | Conrad Grebel dies of the plague. Menno Simons begins to have doubts about transubstantiation. Balthasar Hübmaier begins productive ministry in Nikolsburg. Schwenckfeld suggests in a letter circulated among his followers that advocates the suspension of the Lord's Supper. Hans Denck is expelled from Strasbourg. Hans Denck is expelled from Strasbourg. | Henry VIII begins courting Anne Boleyn. Wolsey summons Thomas Bilney and he is forced to take an oath not to disseminate Luther's views. |
| 1527 | Michael Sattler meets in Schleitheim with a group of Anabaptists and drafts Schleitheim Articles. [More] Felix Manz drowned in Zürich. Schwenckfeld experiences his third Heimsuchung (divine experience). Hans Hut dies of smoke inhilation in prison in Augsburg. Karlstadt's work *Dialogue on Baptism* is published anonymously. He rejects infant baptism but does not require persons to be re-baptized. Balthasar Hübmaier is arrested in Nikolsburg and taken to Vienna. Michael Sattler is tortured and burned at the stake. Margaretha Sattler is executed by drowning. | Henry VIII appeals to Pope Clement VII for annulment for marriage to Catharine of Aragon. |
| 1528 | Balthasar Hubmaier burned at the stake in Vienna. Swabian League authorizes military division of 400 horsemen to hunt for Anabaptists. Balthasar Hübmaier is burned at the stake in Vienna. Elsbeth Hübmaier is drowned in the Danube. | |
| 1529 | George Blaurock burned at the stake in Tyrol. Jacob Hutter becomes as Anabaptist preacher. Schwenckfeld is voluntarily exiled from Silesia by Catholics and Lutherans. Karlstadt is expelled from Kiel. 350 Anabaptists killed in Alzey. [More] | Simon Fish publishes The Supplication of Beggars. Thomas More replaces Wolsey as Lord Chancellor. Thomas More succeeds Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor. Katherine Parr married Edward Borough, Second Baron Borough of Gainsborough. |
| 1530 | Zwingli helps Karlstadt become a deacon at the Grossmünster in Zurich. | Robert Barnes flees to Wittenberg. William Tracy's will circulates among evangelicals. As a result, his body is exhumed and burned. Robert Barnes writes A Supplication unto King Henry VIII. |
| 1531 | Menno Simons begins serving as parish priest in Witmarsum. | Robert Barnes writes Supplication to Henry VIII. Thomas Bilney executed in London. |
| 1532 | Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor the day after the Submission of the Clergy is passed. Thomas More writes Letter Against Frith. | |
| 1533 | Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals. Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth. Thomas More writes Confutation of Tyndale's Answer. Henry VIII is excommunicated. The Buggery Act is adopted by Henry VIII. [More] Katherine Parr's first husband, Edward Borough, dies. Thomas Cranmer is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry VIII. Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn. | |
| 1534 | Münster debacle begins as Jan van Leiden is crowned as king and Matthijs arrives. Menno Simons publishes The Spiritual Resurrection. Schwenckfeld is exiled from Strasbourg. Karlstadt becomes professor of Old Testament at Basel. Bartholomeus Boekbinder ane William de Kuiper arrive in Münster and initiate believers' baptism | King Henry VIII declares himself the supreme head of the church in England. Act of Supremacy. Katherine Parr marries her second husband, John Nevill. |
| 1535 | Pieter Simons and several hundred radical anabaptists are captured after they seized the Oldeklooster monastery near Bolsward and are killed. Lutherans and Catholics storm Munster. Anabaptist leaders are tortured and executed. [More] | Thomas More is beheaded in Tower of London for failing to take the Oath of Supremacy. Thomas More is executed. |
| 1536 | Menni Simons becomes an Anabaptist leader. Jan of Leiden is tortured and killed. Jacob Hutter burned at the stake. | William Tyndale burned at stake. Thomas Cromwell secures the Act of Dissolution which closes monasteries. Robert Barnes returns to England. Henry VIII begins suppressing monasteries. Catharine of Aragon dies. Anne Boleyn executed. Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour. Pilgrimage of Grace begins. [More] Katherine Parr is held hostage by rebels during the Pilgrimage of Grace. |
| 1537 | Jane Grey is born Edward VI is born. Jane Seymour dies. | |
| 1539 | Menno Simons publishes The Fundament. Menno Simons publishes Christian Baptism. Anna Jansz is executed. | Six Articles passed by English parlaiment at Henry VIII's urging. |
| 1540 | Menno Simons publishes Foundation of Christian Doctrine. | Robert Barnes burned at the stake. Anne Askew marries Thomas Kyme of Kelsey. Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves. Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled. Henry VIII marries Katherine Howard. Henry VIII has Thomas Cromwell executed. Robert Barnes burned at the stake. |
| 1541 | Peter Riedeman writes Hutterite Confession of Faith. Schwenckfeld writes his Great Confession. Menno Simons publishes True Christian Faith. Karlstadt dies. | |
| 1542 | Katherine Howard executed for treason. | |
| 1543 | Henry VIII marries Katherine Parr. Katherine Parr's second husband, John Nevill dies. | |
| 1544 | Anne Askew's husband, Thomas Kyme expels her from his home because of her "heretical" views. | |
| 1545 | Anne Askew arrested twice in 1545 in London. | |
| 1546 | Anne Askew arrested for the third time. Anne Askew was tied to a chair and burned alive. Anne Askew condemned. Anne Askew placed on the rack and tortured until many bones were broken. She refused to recant. | |
| 1547 | Henry VIII dies. Katherine Parr marries Thomas Seymour. | |
| 1548 | Katherine Parr dies. Katherine Parr dies six days after giving birth to her only child, Mary Seymour. | |
| 1549 | Thomas Cranmer's First Book of Common Prayer published | |
| 1551 | Kaspar von Schwenckfeld dies. | |
| 1552 | Thomas Cranmer publishes the Second Book of Common Prayer. | |
| 1553 | Michael Servetus is burned at the stake in Geneva. | Thomas Cranmer writes Forty Two Articles of the Reformed Faith. Edward VI dies at age fifteen. Queen Mary ascends to the throne. |
| 1554 | Jane Grey is executed. | |
| 1555 | Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer burned at the stake. | |
| 1556 | Pilgram Marpeck dies. | Thomas Cranmer burned at the stake. |
| 1558 | Queen Mary dies. Reginald Pole dies. | |
| 1559 | Menno Simons dies. | |
| 1568 | Dirk Philips dies. | |
| 1571 | Thirty Nine Articles written under Queen Elizabeth. | |
| 1575 | Matthew Parker dies. |