Protestants are the biggest Christian [[denomination]]s in America. They split off from the Catholic church in Europe in 1514 because of the [[Reformation]] (see [Martin Luther], and 1533 in England, by decree of King [Henry VIII]. The conflict between Protestant and Catholic views of christianity was the subject of several wars, notably the [[http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/albigens.htm Albigensian Crusade]] (1209-1255) and the [[Hundred-years war]] (1328-1453)
Some kinds of Protestant are [[Lutheran]], [[Methodist]], [[Baptist]]s, and [[Episcopal]] (known in England as Anglican, or "Church of England"). The the other main christian churches are the [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox]] churches.