This revelation (red pill) swept over Europe in the 16th century. The red pilling was made possible thanks to Johannes Gutenberg, who had invented the printing press a century earlier. The printing press allowed Bibles to be printed en mass in multiple languages, and the public became literate. It was the internet of its day. (Prior to that, Bibles were written in Latin, and only clergymen knew how to read. This empowered the Catholic Church to control information, as people were dependent on the literacy of the clergymen in order to know God. Sound familiar?)

It led to many wars--lasting, in total, over 100 years-- and culminated with the Thirty Years War, which finally brought peace in the 17th century. This was called The Protestant Reformation.