...King Frederick appoints Tausen as one of his personal chaplains (October 1526) in order to protect him from Catholics.

Tausen's version of Luther's ideas spreads throughout Denmark.

Copenhagen becomes a hotbed of reformist activity and Tausen moves there to continue his work.

His reputation precedes him and the excitement of hearing the liturgy in Danish brings thousands of people out to hear him.

With the kings' permission, churches in Copenhagen open heir doors to the Lutherans and hold services for Catholics and for Lutherans at different times of the day.

At Our Lady Church, the main church of Copenhagen, Bishop Ronnow refuses to admit the "heretics".

In December 1531 a mob storms the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen, encouraged by Copenhagen's fiery mayor, Ambrosius Bogbinder.

They tear down statues and side-altars and destroy  artwork and reliquaries.

Frederick I's policy of toleration insists that the two competing groups share churches and pulpits peacefully, but this satisfies neither Lutherans nor Catholics.

Luther's ideas spread rapidly as a consequence of a powerful combination of popular enthusiasm for church reform and a royal eagerness to secure greater wealth through the seizure of church lands and property.

In Denmark the reformation increases the crown's revenues by three hundred percent.