Key Topic Term Week Number Indicative Content Extended Content Resources Ordinary people’s participation in the church: feast days, devotion, financial payments, relics Ordinary people’s links to the church: spiritual, cultural, economic, pastoral Impact of Renaissance on the church: Erasmus, Reuchlin, van Hutten How indulgences worked 4 reactions to 95 theses, disputations Luther’s early life and beliefs Luther’s objections to indulgences The role of Teztel in Luther’s objections Luther’s main criticisms in the theses, including anticlerical sentiments, corruption and salvation Debate over Luther’s intentions in the theses Koch’s rebuttal of Luther’s criticism Response of Leo X Luther’s meeting with Cajetan and Eck Burning of the Papal Bull OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell 5 Luther’s ideas and publications and the printing press Luther’s Three Great Works, the 1520 pamphlets His beliefs about sacraments, salvation and justification by faith alone; views on the Bible, Catechisms; woodcuts Luther’s views on the church, marriage, family and religious practices Luther’s audience OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell 6-8 Papal excommunication Charles V’s invitation to Worms Luther’s justification and Charles’ response OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55,
1520-21, the Diet of Worms, In hiding in the Wartburg, Luther’s relations with radicals and humanists, The Knights’ and Peasants’ Wars, Luther’s 1525 pamphlets Luther’s reaction to outcome of Diet of Worms Karlstadt’s takeover of Luther’s role and Luther’s reaction Role of Melanchthon Reasons for the Knights’ resentment, and result of their war Causes of Peasants’ War Tyrolean Constitution Thomas Muentzer Peasants’ use of Luther’s arguments (Twelve Articles) and his rebuttal in ‘Against the Thieving’ Luther’s response to the war and its effect on his support Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell 9-10 Imperial Diets, views of German princes and cities, including Phillip of Hesse, Frederick the Wise, Augsburg, Nuremberg, Frederick the Wise’s actions and reasons behind them Luther’s actions at Wartburg Reasons for so many cities turning Protestant Philip of Hesse’s League of Torgau OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell The spread of Lutheranism the Schmalkaldic War and Peace of 11 The situation in 1529 Diet of Speyer Marburg Colloquy Extent of support for Lutheranism by 1529 in towns and cities; support and opposition by princes OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr 12 Areas accepting the Key terms of confession and Saxony, OCR History A The German
Augsburg Augsburg Confession, Melanchthon, Luther, Lutheran church leadership Brandenburg, Nuremberg’s acceptance Melanchthon’s aims for reconciliation and reasons for failure at Augsburg Consequences of the Diet Luther’s approval of resistance to Emperor Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell and Randell 12-13 Charles V’s problems elsewhere Suleiman the Magnificent’s advance into Europe Habsburg-Valois Wars Burgundian Problem Loss of Wuerttemberg OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell 13-14 Opposing League, reconciliation attempts and leadership, the death of Luther Formation of the Schmalkaldic League: causes, members, strength Peace of Nuremberg Reasons for early success of League e.g. French support Wittenberg Concord and Schmalkalden Articles Colloquy of Regensburg Reasons for failure at Regensburg Signs of weakness in Schmalkaldic League, fall of Philip of Hesse Charles’ policy after 1541: divide and rule Impact of Luther’s death OCR History A The German Reformation 1517-55, Armstrong Luther and the Reformation in Europe 1500-64, Tarr and Randell Charles V’s relations with the 14-15 The Schmalkaldic War, the Battle of Muehlberg, the Augsburg Interim, Causes of war Reasons for Charles’ victory at Mühlberg Charles’ attitude at Augsburg Terms of the Treaty of Chambord Clash of Empires: Europe Jones Europe 1450-1661 (Flagship),
Charles V’s wars with France 18-19 Impact on relations of: Charles V’s war with France, Ferdinand and Hungary, Siege of Vienna and the campaign of 1532 Reasons for failure of Siege of Vienna Ferdinand’s peace with the Ottomans, the Treaty of Oradea Treaty of Nagyvarad and reasons for its failure Clash of Empires: Europe Jones Europe 1450-1661 (Flagship), Murphy 20 The situation in the 1540s, impact of problems in the Holy Roman Empire France’s alliance with Ottomans Failure of Charles’ 1541 attempt to drive out the Turks Siege of Nice 1543 Charles’ alliance with Henry VIII Ferdinand’s successes in 1547 Clash of Empires: Europe Jones Europe 1450-1661 (Flagship), Murphy 21 The situation in the Habsburg-Valois wars in 1520 Personal rivalry of Francis I and Charles V Leo X’s support for Francis Clash of Empires: Europe Jones Europe 1450-1661 (Flagship), Murphy 22 The strengths and weaknesses of Charles’ empire and of France in relation to the war Imprisonment of Francis I Treaty of Madrid Francis’ and Charles’ alliances with other powers Clash of Empires: Europe Jones Europe 1450-1661 (Flagship), Murphy 23-25 The development of the war and warfare extent of and reasons for Charles’ successes and failures, Advances in military technology and tactics: infantry, cavalry, artillery, fortification Battle of Pavia, League of Cognac Sack of Rome and Treaty of Cambrai Third war against France Clash of Empires: Europe Jones Europe 1450-1661 (Flagship), Murphy