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Jan 1, 1310
Dante writes Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. -
Jan 1, 1350
The canturbury Tales are written
a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. -
Jan 1, 1415
Donatello makes the St. George statue
was an early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. known for his work in bas-relief, a form of shallow relief sculpture. -
Jan 1, 1434
Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting on oak panel dated 1434 by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. -
Jan 1, 1447
last visconti ruler dies
died in 1447 to be the last Visconti in the direct male desendent, thus bringing to an end the famed line of the Visconti family as rulers in Milan. -
Jan 1, 1505
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa Among the works created by Leonardo in the 16th century is the small portrait known as the Mona Lisa or "la Gioconda", the laughing one. In the present era it is arguably the most famous painting in the world. -
Jan 1, 1509
Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly
In Praise of Folly sometimes translated as In Praise of More, is an essay written in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in 1511. The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae, written by Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli. -
Jan 1, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
The Prince This book inspired by Cesare Borgia, who conquered centreal Italy and set up a state Niccolo'. He wrote it for a short work on political power. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther presents the Ninety Five Theses
The 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. The disputation protests against clerical abuses, especially the sale of indulgences. -
Jan 1, 1527
Invading armies sack rome
It marked a crucial imperial victory in the conflict between Charles and the League of Cognac (1526–1529) — the alliance of France, Milan, Venice, Florence and the Papacy. -
Jan 1, 1528
Castiglione writes the book The Book of the Courtier
It was written by Baldassare Castiglione over the course of many years, beginning in 1508, and published in 1528 by the Aldine Press just before his death. It addresses the constitution of a perfect courtier, and in its last installment, a perfect lady. -
Jan 1, 1531
War between the Protestants and Catholic states In Switzerland
It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. -
Jan 1, 1534
The act of Supremancy is passed in England
Act of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII declaring that he was "the only supreme head on earth of the Church in England" and that the English crown shall enjoy "all honours, dignities, preeminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities to the said dignity." -
Jan 1, 1540
The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "The Company," this being a reference to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and the members' willingness to go anywhere in the world and live in extreme conditions. -
Jan 1, 1545
The Council of Trent is formed
It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent in twenty-five sessions for three periods. -
Jan 1, 1553
Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary" becomes Queen of England
The Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Henry VIII and only surviving child of Catherine of Aragon. -
Jan 1, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, on September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg, now in present-day Bavaria, Germany.
