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  • J. Gutenburg Develops Movable Type
    Jan 1, 1439

    J. Gutenburg Develops Movable Type

    Gutenberg was the first European to use movable type printing, around 1439.
  • Copernicus
    Feb 16, 1473

    Copernicus

  • Columbus Sailed the ocean blue :)
    Feb 1, 1492

    Columbus Sailed the ocean blue :)

  • Reconquista of Spain
    Feb 12, 1492

    Reconquista of Spain

  • D. Erasmus' In Praise of Folly
    Jan 1, 1509

    D. Erasmus' In Praise of Folly

  • Reign of Henry VIII
    Feb 15, 1509

    Reign of Henry VIII

  • John Calvin
    Feb 16, 1509

    John Calvin

  • Michaelangelo Paints Sistine Chapel
    Jan 1, 1512

    Michaelangelo Paints Sistine Chapel

  • N. Machiavelli's The Prince
    Jan 1, 1513

    N. Machiavelli's The Prince

  • M. Luther, 95 Theses
    Jan 1, 1517

    M. Luther, 95 Theses

  • Magellen Circumnavigetes
    Feb 15, 1519

    Magellen Circumnavigetes

  • Hernan Cortes Discovers/Conquers the Aztecs
    Feb 16, 1519

    Hernan Cortes Discovers/Conquers the Aztecs

  • Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier
    Feb 4, 1528

    Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier

  • Est. of the Jesuits
    Feb 15, 1532

    Est. of the Jesuits

  • Council of Trent Established
    Feb 16, 1542

    Council of Trent Established

  • Reign of Phillip II of Spain
    Feb 15, 1556

    Reign of Phillip II of Spain

  • Reign of Elizabeth I
    Feb 1, 1558

    Reign of Elizabeth I

  • Act of supremacy
    Feb 16, 1559

    Act of supremacy

  • W. Shakespear
    Feb 15, 1564

    W. Shakespear

  • Peace of Augsburg
    Feb 16, 1567

    Peace of Augsburg

  • Rene Descartes

    Rene Descartes

  • St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period

  • Rembrandt

    Rembrandt

  • 30 Years’ War

    30 Years’ War

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

  • Cardinal Richelieu as Chief Minister

    Cardinal Richelieu as Chief Minister

  • John Locke

    John Locke

  • The Trial of Galileo

    The Trial of Galileo

  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

  • Reign of Louis XIV

    Reign of Louis XIV

  • Beginning of Reign of Peter the Great

  • Peace of Westphalia

    Peace of Westphalia

  • Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

    Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution

  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War

  • War of Spanish Succession

    War of Spanish Succession

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  • War of Austrian Succession

    War of Austrian Succession

  • Montesquieu, On the Spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu, On the Spirit of Laws

  • Thomas Paines, Common Sense

    Thomas Paines, Common Sense

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