The Italian Renaissance, Refromation, and Scientific Revolution timeline

Lorenzo de Medici

Jan 1, 1449

During Lorenzo's rule he expanded the Florentine economy greatly.
Lorenzo was a diplomat,politician, and patron of scholars,artists and poets.
Lorenzo was an Italian Merchant.
His father was Piero de' Medic.
Lorenzo died April 9,1492. (1449-1492)

Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 15, 1452

Leonardo da Vinci was a leading artists and a intellectual of the Italian Renaissance.
Leonardo is known for his work "The Last Supper" and the "Mona Lisa".
Leonardo is called a genius and the archetypal Renaissance man.
Leonardo's observations and inventions were written down in 13,000 pages of notes and drawings.
Leonardo died May 2,1519. (1452-1519)

Michelangelo

Mar 6, 1475

Michelangelo was a painter,architect,poet, and sculptor.
Michelangelo is regarded as the most famous artists of the Italian Renaissance.
Some of Michelangelo's work is the "David" and "Pieta" statues and the Sistine Chapel Frescoes.
Michelangelo's was Leonardo di Buonarrota Simoni.
Michelangelo died February 18, 1564. (1475-1564)

Henry VIII

Jun 28, 1491

Henry VIII was one of the most famous kings in English history.
His break with the Papacy in Rome established the Church of England and began the Reformation.
Henry stressed the importance of having a male heir during his reign.
Made himself head of the church when he built his own church to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
Henry VIII died January 28, 1547. (1491-1547)

Northern Renaissance

Jan 1, 1500

The Northern Renaissance occurred in Europe north of the Alps.
The Northern characteristics of art at this time is the expressing of details.
The Northern Renaissance was closely linked to the Protestant Reformation.
The Northern Renaissance had a emphasis on the daily lives of peasants.
The Northern Renaissance ended in 1615. (1500-1615)

Mary Tudor

Feb 8, 1516

Mary was the only child of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Mary was the first queen regent of England and Ireland.
Her persecution of Protestants earned the name Bloody Mary.
Mary was 23 at the time of her accession.
She died November 17, 1558.(1516-1558)

The Protestant Refromation

Oct 31, 1517

The Protestant Refromation was a religious,political,intellectual, and cultural upheaval that hurt the Catholic Church of England.
Martin Luther wrote the 95 thesis against the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther believed that you don't have to pay indulgences to be saved.
He believed that you can be saved by faith and faith only.
The Protestant Refromation ended in 1648. (1517-1648)

Galileo's Trial

Feb 15, 1564

Galileo's was educated at the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa.
Was sent by his father to get a medical degree at the University of Pisa.
Galileo said that the sun is the center of the universe but a committee of advisors said that it was absurd and formally heretical.
Galileo is elected Consul of the Academia Fiorentina.
Galileo dies January 8, 1642. (1564-1642)

William Shakespeare Globe theatre

Jan 1, 1576

The Globe theatre was built in London.
Shakespeare was a professional actor and a playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon.
Educated at a local grammar school.
He was a leading writer with plays such as HenryVI and the gory Titus Adronicus.
William Shakespeare died April 23, 1616, the Globe theatre opened in 1576 but closed in 1642.

Issac Newton

Jan 4, 1643

Issac Newton was philosopher,astronomer,physicist, and mathematician.
He was one of the best intellects of all time.
He entered Cambridge university in 1661.
He was elected a Fellow of Trinity college in 1667.
Issac Newton died March 31, 1727. (1643-1727)