1384: Death
Wycliffe died of natural causes at the age of 64. After his death, Wycliffe was declared a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church in 1415,…
Read moreLuther took issue with various abuses he perceived to characterise current clerical practices, such as the sale of indulgences. He is reputed to have nailed the Ninety-five Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. They were translated into German, printed and distributed across Europe by January 1518.