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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance and Reformation
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1447
Pope Nicholas V modernizes Rome (1447)
Pope Nicholas V begins encouraging the arts more and tries to modernize Rome. -
1471
Sixtus IV becomes Pope Sixtus (1471)
Pope Sixtus IV becomes Pope and performs many positive projects in Rome but is also very corrupt and disgraces the Church when practicing favoritism throughout the kingdom. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot lands on the east coast of North America (1497)
John Cabot sets off on his voyage from England in hopes to find a northwest passage to Asia. Once he gets there, Cabot claims all the land in the name of Kind Henry VII, since he thought he was in Asia. -
Period: 1500 to
Age of Exploration
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Period: 1500 to
Absolute Monarchs
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1502
Da Gama forces a treaty on the ruler of Calicut (1502)
In 1502 De Gama forms a new fleet and forces a cooperation treaty on the ruler of Calicut. He then leaves his men to set up trade in Calicut. -
1513
Niccolo Machiavelli Published "The Prince" (1513)
This book describes the importance of the power a ruler has over his people. It states that a ruler is better off feared than loved. This book is sometimes referred to as the most influential political book of all time. -
1534
Act of Supremacy (1534)
In 1534 the Act of Supremacy was passed by Parliament. This placed the right of Henry VII to be supreme head on earth of the Church of England. -
1555
The Peace of Augsburg (1555)
The Peace of Augsburg was the first legal document and agreement in regards to the coexistence of the Lutheran and Catholic churches. It allowed princes to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism as the official religion of their kingdom. -
Jul 28, 1576
Martin Frobisher sights land in North America (1576)
In hopes to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sets sail for North America. In 1576 he sights land that is now known as Labrador, Canada. Even after three tries, he is unsuccessful in finding the Northwest Passage. -
English merchants found the East India Company (1600)
In efforts to increase trade in East and Southeast Asia and India, a bunch of English merchants from the East India Company. The company later is involved in politics and acts as an ally of British imperialism in India. -
Scotts rebelled and invade England (1637)
Charles I wanted to change the religion to Anglican and the people threatened to invade England if he went through with this. Charles I decided against passing this law. -
Cromwell landed on shores of Ireland (1649)
Capturing the town of Drogheda, his men killed 616,000 people including royals, soldiers, all men in the town, prisoners, and priests. -
Period: to
The Enlightenment/ Scientific Revolution
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Fire of London (1666)
The Fire of London started in the King's Bakery and got larger and larger from there. People frantically left London and the fire destroyed a significant amount of the streets there. -
Habeas Corpus law passed (1679)
The Habeas Corpus Act allowed prisoners to represent themselves in front of a court instead of just being thrown into jail by the ruler. -
Isaac Newton and "Principia Mathematica" (1686)
In 1686 Isaac Newton published "Principia Mathematica." This is a book on the laws of physics and the math involved. -
The War of Spanish Succession (1701)
This war began after Charles II's death. A treaty was signed and stated that Charles II's land would be given to Prince Joseph Ferdinand. After Ferdinand's death in 1699, a second treaty was made. This stated that Emperor Leopold I's son, Archduke Charles, would inherit sections of the Spanish land. Emperor Leopold did not like that his son would receive only sections of the land and refused to sign it. This started an anti -French movement. -
Adam Smith Publishes "The Wealth of Nations" (1776)
In 1776 Adam Smith Published "The Wealth of Nations." This was an economic book which was focused on money and how to grow and a financially strong economy.
