October 31st, 1517:
An Augustinian monk, Dr. Martin Luther hurries across the courtyard to nail his latest notice on the church door. The door served as a notice board for the newly formed university of Wittenberg. Luther was inviting learned people to come to a discussion about the development of the church. To stimulate thought, he suggested a 95 point thesis. This triggered off a worldwide movement which we now call the Reformation.
Someone translated the thesis into German and it was duplicated using a piece of new technology called the printing press.
Waves went around the empire changing structure, government and everyday life.
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