Europe in the 15th Century

By rweseman
  • Period: Nov 4, 1337 to Nov 4, 1453

    100 Years' War

  • Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Dec 31, 1550

    Renaissance Period

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1499

    15th Century

  • Donatello's "David" created
    Nov 5, 1430

    Donatello's "David" created

    circa 1430-40
  • Joan of Arc is executed
    May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc is executed

  • Nov 4, 1432

    Office of the Night

    Homosexuality was brutally punished in Florence.
  • Gutenberg begins inventing the new printing press
    Nov 4, 1436

    Gutenberg begins inventing the new printing press

  • Period: Nov 5, 1450 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile marry, brought much needed stability
    Oct 18, 1469

    Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile marry, brought much needed stability

  • Nov 5, 1478

    The Catholic Spanish Inquisition began

  • Laura Cereta publishes a volume of her letters
    Nov 4, 1488

    Laura Cereta publishes a volume of her letters

    "Epistolae familiares"
  • Columbus sets sail with Spain's backing
    Aug 5, 1492

    Columbus sets sail with Spain's backing

  • Nov 5, 1492

    Granada captured, Moors defeated; Christopher Columbus began voyages of discovery

  • Vasco da Gama's first voyage
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco da Gama's first voyage

  • Period: Nov 4, 1500 to

    Northern Renaissance

  • Period: Apr 21, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547

    Henry VIII's Reign

  • Nov 4, 1510

    Jaun Luis Vive's "Instruction of Christen Women"

    Actual date of publication unknown. Depicts just how much women's role in society had dropped since the Middle Ages.
  • Castiglion's "The Courtier"
    Nov 4, 1528

    Castiglion's "The Courtier"

  • Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published.
    Nov 4, 1532

    Machiavelli's "The Prince" is published.