How Gutenberg's Bible Sparked Europe's Religious Wars
Renaissance

How Gutenberg's Bible Sparked Europe's Religious Wars

A bankrupt goldsmith's revolutionary machine produced its first book in 1455, and helped trigger Europe's bloodiest religious wars.

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RenaissanceReligious WarsTechnologyProtestant ReformationMedieval EuropeGermanyPrinting RevolutionMartin LutherJohannes GutenbergCatholic ChurchInformation Technology

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