Download or read book The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century written by Roland Bainton and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1985-09-30 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bainton presents the many strands that made up the Reformation in a single, brilliantly coherent account. He discusses the background for Luther's irreparable breach with the Church and its ramifications for 16th Century Europe, giving thorough accounts of the Diet of Worms, the institution of the Holy Commonwealth of Geneva, Henry VIII's break with Rome, and William the Silent's struggle for Dutch independence.