Western Civ Timeline 1 By jamiejordan93 Jan 1, 1419 Prince Henry the Navigator opens Maritime school Feb 9, 1448 Johannes Gutenberg develops movable type Period: Feb 9, 1473 to Feb 9, 1543 Copernicus' Life Period: Feb 9, 1491 to Feb 9, 1547 Reign of Henry VIII of England Jun 9, 1492 Reconquista of Spain ended Aug 3, 1492 Columbus reached the New World Jul 16, 1508 Castiglione published The Book of the Courtie Period: Feb 9, 1509 to Feb 9, 1564 John Calvin's Life Aug 30, 1511 Erasmus completed Praise of Folly Apr 11, 1512 Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel Sep 28, 1517 Martin Luther wrote the 95 thesis Apr 9, 1519 Magellan Circumnavigates the World Oct 12, 1519 Hernan Cortez interacts with the Aztecs May 28, 1532 Machiavelli published Prince Feb 9, 1534 Jesuits were established Mar 9, 1534 Act of Supremacy Jul 10, 1545 Council of Trent was formed Sep 9, 1555 Peace of Augsburg Period: Feb 9, 1556 to Feb 9, 1598 Phillip II of Spain Reign Period: Feb 9, 1558 to Feb 9, 1603 Elizabeth I of Englands Reign Period: Feb 9, 1564 to Feb 9, 1616 William Shakespeare's Life Aug 24, 1572 St Bartholemew's Day Massacre Mar 12, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Period: Feb 9, 1596 to Feb 9, 1650 Rene Descartes' Life Oct 9, 1598 Edict of Nantes Period: Feb 9, 1600 to Feb 9, 1750 Baroque Period Period: Feb 9, 1606 to Feb 9, 1669 Rembrandt's Life Period: Feb 9, 1611 to Feb 9, 1632 Gustavus II of Swedens Reign Period: Feb 9, 1618 to Feb 9, 1648 30 Year's War Jan 9, 1620 Mayflower Compact Period: Feb 9, 1624 to Feb 9, 1642 Cardinl Richlelieu's tenure as Chief Minister to Louis XIII Period: Feb 9, 1632 to Feb 9, 1704 John Locke's Life Feb 9, 1633 Trial of Galileo Period: Feb 9, 1643 to Feb 9, 1727 Isaac Newton's Life Period: Feb 9, 1648 to Feb 9, 1715 Louis XIV of Frances Reign May 19, 1648 Peace of Westphalia Nov 30, 1651 Thomas Hobbes Leviathan created Period: Feb 9, 1682 to Feb 9, 1725 Peter the Greats Reign Apr 9, 1688 Glorious Revolution Begins Period: Feb 9, 1701 to Feb 9, 1714 War of Spanish Succession Period: Feb 9, 1712 to Feb 9, 1778 Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Life Period: Feb 9, 1740 to Feb 9, 1748 War of Austrian Succession Dec 12, 1748 Montesquieu published On the Spirit of the Laws Period: Feb 9, 1754 to Feb 9, 1763 French and Indian War Oct 8, 1776 Thomas Pains Common Sense was written