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

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • William Shakespeare appeared in London

  • Reign of Philip II of Spain ends

  • Edict of Nantes

  • Baroque Period began

  • Reign of Elizabeth I of England ends

  • Reign of Gustavus II of Sweden begins

  • William Shakespeare died

  • 30 Years' War begins

  • Descartes percieved outlines for new math system

  • Mayflower Compact

  • Cardinal Richelieu's tenure as Chief Minister to Louis XIII

  • Reign of Gustavus II of Sweden ends

  • Trial of Galileo

  • Reign of Louis XIV of France begins

  • 30 Years' War ends

  • Peace of Westphalia

  • Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan"

  • Death of Rembrandt

  • Glorious Revolution

  • Reign of Peter the Great begins

  • War of Spanish Succession begins

  • Isaac Newton was made president of the Royal Society

  • John Locke died

  • War of Spanish Succession ends

  • Reign of Louis XIV of France ends

  • Reign of Peter the Great ends

  • Isaac Newton died

  • War of Austrian Succession began

  • Montesquieu "On the Spirit of the Laws"

  • War of Austrian Succession ended

  • Baroque Period ended

  • French & Indian War began

  • Two celebrated treatises written by Rousseau were published

  • French & Indian War ended

  • Thomas Pains "Common Sense"