Martin Luther nailed his ‘95 theses’ in 1517, causing a widespread religious reformation. Were there any attempts to reform the church before this, and why did they fail/not succeed as well as Luthers? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Martin Luther nailed his ‘95 theses’ in 1517, causing a widespread religious reformation. Were there any attempts to reform the church before this, and why did they fail/not succeed as well as Luthers?

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/u/dromio05 has two comments that address similar questions:

How original were Martin Luther's 95 theses?

Why didn’t the Protestant Reformation happen before Martin Luther? Various people (such as Wycliffe and Hus) raised similar issues to Luther over a 100 years earlier, but they didn’t have anything like his impact.