Modern Age By gabrichu May 29, 1453 Taking of Constantinople at the hands of the Turks Period: 1469 to 1518 Catholic kings 1470 León Batista Alberti completes the construction of Santa María Novella 1479 Treaty of AlcaÇovas Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas 1517 Luther rejects the indulgences and publishes the 95 theses against them Period: 1519 to 1522 First round the world 1534 Enrique VIII proclaimed head of the church in England Sep 27, 1540 Ignacio de Loyola founds the Society of Jesus 1541 Michelangelo paints the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel 1543 Copernicus formulates the heliocentric theory Period: 1545 to 1563 Trento council 1563 Trento council
