January 3 - Martin Luther is excommunicated

On this day in Tudor history, 3rd January 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Reformer, German priest and professor of theology Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.

 

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains what led to Luther's excommunication, what happened when Luther was called to the Diet of Worms, and what happened next to this famous Reformer.

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/a-ZVlR9bIpg

 

Here is a link to Claire's talk from 31st October on Martin Luther and his 95 Theses - https://youtu.be/yGzHmCmLVBU  

 

Also, on this day in Tudor history, 3rd January 1540 and 1541, Anne of Cleves had very different experiences. Find out more in last year's video - https://youtu.be/kEeGEi_XSmw