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Martin Luther Sparks a Revolution (2:54)

The German monk's questioning of Catholic dogma leads to the Protestant Reformation.

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Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation when in 1517 he wrote his 95 Theses, which criticized central aspects of the Catholic Church's teachings.

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