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Alighieri Dante

Mar 1, 1320

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/the-divine-comedy-inferno/dante-alighieri-biographyDante was born in FLorence in May 1265. Dante studied at the University of Bologna, one of the most famou universities in the medieval world. His life began whe nhe fought bravely in a battle at Campaldino in 1829. By 1295 he was involed in political causes, and was elected the City Council that year. Later he began his great poem, The Divine Comedy. He became very known. Later he died, in Ravenna on September 13, 1321.

The Black Death

Mar 1, 1347

http://www.history.com/topics/black-deathThe Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347. Over
the next five years, the mysterious black death killed more than 20 million people in Europe, almost one-third of the continent's population. One consequence of starvation and poverty was susceptibility to disease. People thought the plesant odors would block the disease.

Renaissance

Mar 1, 1350

http://www.britannica.com/event/RenaissanceRenaissance, literally "rebirth" the period in European civilization immediately following the middle Ages and conventionally held to have been characterized by surge of interest in classical scholarship and values. The Renaissance is a period of Europe, from the 14th century, considered the bridge between the Midle Ages and mordern history.

The hundred Years' Wars

Oct 19, 1463

https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/Hundred_Years.htmlThe Hundred Years 'War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. It lasted from 1337 to 1453 , that war lasted 116 years. In the 1360s, the French are winning. From 1415-1422, the English are winning. After 1415, King Henry V of England revives the campaign and he conquers large position of France. France ended up winning the war.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Nov 12, 1512

http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/machiavelli.htmlNiccolo Machiavelli, was the farther of modern political theory.He was born at Florence, May 3rd, 1469. He is famous for this incredible book tittled, "The Prince" the main theme about that the book is that all means may be resorted to for the establishment and preservation of authority.

Martin Luther

Oct 31, 1517

http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-9389283Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483. He became one of the most influential figures in Christain history when he began the Protestant REformation in the 1th century. But in 1517 Luther pened a document atacking the Caholic Church's corrupt practice of sellng "indulgences". His "95 Theses," which propounded 2 central beliefs.

King Henry Vii

Mar 3, 1547

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_vii/He was the King of England, he was married 6 times, he played a critical role in English reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation. He was born, at Greenwich Palace in 1491.
In died in 1547