European History by Dessie By dessie Period: Jan 1, 1276 to Jan 1, 1337 Giotto's Life Period: Jan 1, 1304 to Jan 1, 1374 Petrarch's Life Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1550 Italian Renaissance Period: Jan 1, 1386 to Jan 1, 1466 Donatello's Life Period: Jan 1, 1394 to Jan 1, 1460 Henry the Navigator's Life Period: Jan 1, 1415 to Jan 1, 1511 Portuguese Exploration Period: Jan 1, 1450 to Jan 1, 1615 Northern Renaissance Period: Jan 1, 1452 to Jan 1, 1516 Da Vinci's Life Jan 1, 1453 Ottoman takeover of Constantinople Jan 1, 1455 Gutenberg's Printing Press Period: Jan 1, 1465 to Jan 1, 1519 Tetzel's Life Period: Jan 1, 1469 to Jan 1, 1527 Machiavelli's Life Period: Jan 1, 1475 to Jan 1, 1564 Michelangelo's Life Period: Jan 1, 1483 to Jan 1, 1520 Raphael's Life Period: Jan 1, 1483 to Jan 1, 1546 Luther's Life Period: Jan 1, 1484 to Jan 1, 1531 Zwingli's Life Period: Jan 1, 1485 to Jan 1, 1509 Henry VII Life Period: Jan 1, 1491 to Jan 1, 1556 Loyola's Life Jan 1, 1492 Granada conquerd, Columbus sailed to Americas, Expulsion of Jews from Spain Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Jan 1, 1533 Spanish Exploration Jan 1, 1494 France Invades Italy Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1600 Reformation Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1558 Charles V Life Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 1, 1564 Calvin's Life Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 1, 1547 Henry VIII Life Jan 1, 1511 "The School of Athen's" finished Jan 1, 1513 "The Prince" by Machiavelli published Period: Jan 1, 1515 to Jan 1, 1582 Teresa of Avila's Life Period: Jan 1, 1515 to Jan 1, 1547 Francis I Life Jan 1, 1517 95 Theses by Martin Luther posted Period: Jan 1, 1520 to Jan 1, 1555 Growth of Lutheranism Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Jan 1, 1565 Growth of Calvinism Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Jan 1, 1585 Catholic/Counter Reformation Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus' "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Bodies" published Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1555 Peace of Augsburg Jan 1, 1556 Abdication of Charles V Jan 1, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1598 Edict of Nantes passed by Henry IV Jan 1, 1603 Elizabeth I of England dies Jan 1, 1618 Beginning of the 30 Years' War Jan 1, 1649 Charles I is executed and Cromwell came to power in England