| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Charles V | He was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. |
| Salvation | To be saved from your sins |
| Predestination | The idea that your fate of going to heaven or hell is pre-determined when you are born |
| Bull | An official order from the Pope |
| Vernacular | Refers to the language of everyday use |
| The Council of Trent | A group put together by the Catholic Church to try and get rid of corruption in the church. |
| London | The capital of England |
| Executed | To be put to death by the government |
| Simony | This is when someone could buy (or sell) a position in the church |
| Reformers | These were people who wanted the church to change or reform |
| Petition | A request to the king or queen |
| Catholic | A religion that most everyone in Western Europe practiced at the beginning of the 16th century |
| Martin Luther King | A monk who created a list (known as the Ninety-Five Theses) that criticized the church |
| Netherlands | A country in Western Europe that has been around for centuries |
| Cardinals | An official in the Catholic Church |
| Erasmus | A Dutch author who wrote humorous books criticizing the chruch |
| Pyre | This is the pile of wood under someone who was being executed |
| Inquisition | The investigation and inquiry of the church to find and execute heretics |
| Mary I | Daughter of Henry the VIII who eventually became the queen of England |
| Atrocities | Acts, like the Spanish inquisition, that are every evil |
| Jousting | A competition in which two knights with lances charged each other |
| Henry VIII | A king of England who was famous for divorcing or executing his wives |
| Arranged marriage | A marriage in which the father selects the husband for his daughter |
| Ballad | A song that tells a story |
| Tyrant | Someone who runs the country without thinking much about other people |
| Regent | Someone who rules in place of a young king or queen |
| Tuberculosis | A lung disease which is very deadly and killed many people |
| Armada | The Spanish fleet of ships that ruled the seas |
| Catherine of Aragon | The first wife of Henry the VIII |
| Flog | To beat or whip someone with a stick or whip. |
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