Western Civilization By jman9591 Feb 12, 711 Reconquista of Spain Mar 17, 1418 Prince Henry the Navigator opens maritime school Aug 5, 1440 J. Gutenberg develops movable type Feb 12, 1473 Copernicus Oct 14, 1492 Columbus reaches the New World May 15, 1508 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel Jan 14, 1509 D. Erasmus’ In Praise of Folly Feb 12, 1509 Reign of Henry VIII of England Feb 12, 1509 John Calvin Nov 25, 1513 N. Machiavelli’s The Prince Apr 28, 1517 M. Luther, 95 Theses Jul 17, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the world Jul 17, 1519 H. Cortés interacts with Aztecs Mar 13, 1528 Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier Apr 15, 1534 Act of Supremacy Sep 12, 1545 Council of Trent Feb 12, 1555 Peace of Augsburg Feb 23, 1556 Reign of Philip II of Spain Feb 12, 1558 Reign of Elizabeth I of England Mar 7, 1563 Est. of the Jesuits Apr 14, 1564 W. Shakespeare Feb 12, 1572 St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre Mar 15, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Feb 12, 1596 René Descartes May 12, 1598 Edict of Nantes Apr 14, 1600 Baroque Period Nov 13, 1606 Rembrandt Aug 26, 1611 Reign of Gustavus II of Sweden Apr 12, 1618 30 Years’ War Apr 19, 1620 Mayflower Compact Apr 12, 1622 Cardinal Richelieu’s tenure as Chief Minister to Louis XIII Aug 12, 1632 John Locke Feb 12, 1633 Trial of Galileo Apr 13, 1643 Isaac Newton Apr 25, 1643 Reign of Louis XIV of France Jul 15, 1648 Peace of Westphalia Aug 14, 1651 Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan Jun 11, 1682 Reign of Peter the Great Feb 12, 1688 Glorious Revolution Feb 12, 1701 War of Spanish Succession Mar 12, 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jan 19, 1740 War of Austrian Succession Jan 14, 1748 Montesquieu, On the Spirit of the Laws Sep 14, 1754 French & Indian War Oct 13, 1776 Thomas Pains, Common Sense