Europe Thru the 18th Century Timeline By thermonuclear Period: Jan 16, 1400 to Jan 17, 1699 Renaissance Jan 16, 1440 Invention of the Printing Press Jan 15, 1517 Protestant Reformation Jan 16, 1542 Inquisition re-established Jan 15, 1545 Counter Reformation Period: Jan 16, 1550 to Jan 17, 1700 Scientific Revolution Period: Jan 16, 1618 to Jan 17, 1648 Thirty Year’s War Period: Jan 15, 1700 to Jan 16, 1799 Enlightenment