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Pope Nicholas V begins encouraging the arts more and tries to modernize Rome.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Capturing the town of Drogheda, his men killed 616,000 people including royals, soldiers, all men in the town, prisoners, and priests.
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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.
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The Habeas Corpus Act allowed prisoners to represent themselves in front of a court instead of just being thrown into jail by the ruler.
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In 1686 Isaac Newton published "Principia Mathematica." This is a book on the laws of physics and the math involved.
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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.
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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.
