75-78 Introduction Meantime, the emperor had summoned Luther to appear at Worms*, before the imperial diet; and the two parties were now about to meet face to face. Another man of letters, Helius Eobanus Hessus, also urged Hutten to take up arms for Luther.
Protestantism in Ireland. Protestantism is a minority Christian denominational family on the island of Ireland. In the 2011 census of Northern Ireland, 48% (883,768) described themselves as Protestant, which was a decline of approximately 5% from the 2001 census. In the 2011 census of the Republic of Ireland, 2.92% of the population described themselves as Protestant.
Tens of thousands of people emigrated to the UK from Ireland during this period for a variety of reasons. You mention as a ârefugeeâ from the Civil War or its aftermath and there were many people of protestant backgrounds who left Ireland because they did not believe the new Free State would be a tolerant or safe place for them to remain.