Western Civ By britt.jack Feb 13, 1440 J.. Gutenberg develops movable type Feb 13, 1453 Prince Henry the Navigator opens maritime school Feb 13, 1492 Columbus reaches the New World Feb 13, 1492 Reconquista of Spain ended Feb 13, 1508 Michelangelo starts painting Sistine Chapel Feb 13, 1509 Reign of Henry VIII of England begins Feb 13, 1511 D. Erasmus' "In Praise of Folly" Feb 13, 1512 Michelangelo finishes painting the Sistine Chapel Feb 13, 1513 N. Machiavelli's "The Prince" Feb 13, 1517 M. Luther "95 Theses" Feb 13, 1519 Magellan circumnavigates the world Feb 13, 1519 H. Cortés interacts with Aztecs Feb 13, 1528 Castiglione "The Book of the Courtier" Feb 13, 1534 Act of Supremacy Feb 13, 1536 John Calvin began ministry Feb 13, 1540 Est. of the Jesuits Feb 13, 1543 Copernicus published his famous book & died Feb 13, 1545 Council of Trent was initiated Feb 13, 1547 Reign of Henry VIII of England ends Feb 13, 1555 Peace of Augsburg Feb 13, 1556 Reign of Philip II of Spain begins Feb 13, 1558 Reign of Elizabeth I of England begins Feb 13, 1563 End of Council of Trent Feb 13, 1564 John Calvin died Feb 13, 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre Feb 13, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Feb 13, 1592 William Shakespeare appeared in London Feb 13, 1598 Reign of Philip II of Spain ends Feb 13, 1598 Edict of Nantes Feb 13, 1600 Baroque Period began Feb 13, 1603 Reign of Elizabeth I of England ends Feb 14, 1611 Reign of Gustavus II of Sweden begins Feb 13, 1616 William Shakespeare died Feb 13, 1618 30 Years' War begins Feb 13, 1619 Descartes percieved outlines for new math system Feb 13, 1620 Mayflower Compact Feb 13, 1624 Cardinal Richelieu's tenure as Chief Minister to Louis XIII Feb 13, 1632 Reign of Gustavus II of Sweden ends Feb 13, 1633 Trial of Galileo Feb 13, 1643 Reign of Louis XIV of France begins Feb 13, 1648 30 Years' War ends Feb 13, 1648 Peace of Westphalia Feb 13, 1651 Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan" Feb 13, 1669 Death of Rembrandt Feb 13, 1688 Glorious Revolution Feb 13, 1689 Reign of Peter the Great begins Feb 13, 1702 War of Spanish Succession begins Feb 13, 1703 Isaac Newton was made president of the Royal Society Feb 13, 1704 John Locke died Feb 13, 1713 War of Spanish Succession ends Feb 13, 1715 Reign of Louis XIV of France ends Feb 13, 1725 Reign of Peter the Great ends Feb 13, 1727 Isaac Newton died Feb 13, 1740 War of Austrian Succession began Feb 13, 1748 Montesquieu "On the Spirit of the Laws" Feb 13, 1748 War of Austrian Succession ended Feb 13, 1750 Baroque Period ended Feb 13, 1754 French & Indian War began Feb 13, 1762 Two celebrated treatises written by Rousseau were published Feb 13, 1763 French & Indian War ended Feb 13, 1776 Thomas Pains "Common Sense"