Main Historical Facts (OK)

  • The fall of the Roman Empire of the West
    476

    The fall of the Roman Empire of the West

  • 500

    Begin of the Middle Ages

    5th to the 15th century.
  • Charles "The Hammer" and the Battle of Tours
    732

    Charles "The Hammer" and the Battle of Tours

  • Charlemagne, the emperor of the Romans
    800

    Charlemagne, the emperor of the Romans

  • Treaty of Verdun
    843

    Treaty of Verdun

  • The Holy Roman Empire of Germany
    962

    The Holy Roman Empire of Germany

  • INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS
    1440

    INVENTION OF THE PRINTING PRESS

    It was created from Johannes Gutenberg
  • THE RENAISSANCE
    1453

    THE RENAISSANCE

    Centuries XV-XVIII
  • BEGIN of THE RENAISSANCE
    1453

    BEGIN of THE RENAISSANCE

    Fall the Byzantine empire
  • THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
    1492

    THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

    In this year colon discovered America and they expelled the Jews
  • THE GIOCONDA
    1503

    THE GIOCONDA

    It was created from Leonardo Da Vinci in the middle of the Renaissance.
  • FINISHED THE RENAISSANCE

    FINISHED THE RENAISSANCE

    The renaissance ended by the French revolution
  • THE BAROQUE PERIOD

    THE BAROQUE PERIOD

    17th Century- 18th Century
  • Isabel I dies

    Isabel I dies

    Isabel I of England dies without children. His heir is James I, until 1625 the son of his cousin Maria Stuart, former queen of Scotland, whom she herself ordered beheaded for treason.
  • William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes die

    William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes die

    In 1616 two great writers die: William Shakespeare and
    Miguel de Cervantes, creator of Don Quixote, icons of the Renaissance.
  • France fights against the power of the nobility

    France fights against the power of the nobility

    France fights against the power of the nobility, during the reign of Louis XIII (the frond) under Cardinal Richelieu and Mazarin. In the middle of the century, Louis XIV, the Sun King, who achieves royal absolutism comes to power. Build the Palace of Versailles in 1648
  • Carlos I is executed

    Carlos I is executed

    English Revolution Carlos I is executed in 1649 for being considered a tyrant by Parliament and Cromwell leads a civil war that attempts to establish a Commonwealth in 1650
  • Newton's discoveries

    Newton's discoveries

    Newton discovers gravity in 1678. Together with Leibnitz they invent calculus: the mathematical study of movement
  • BEGIN of THE CLASSICAL PERIOD

    18th Century-19th Century
  • Johann Sebastian Bach Dies

    Johann Sebastian Bach Dies

    The J.S. Bach Homepage. He was a German composer/musician that helped to shape the Baroque Period.
  • Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Beethoven's Biography Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. He remains, to this day, one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.
  • Mozart's " The Marriage of Figaro" Premiered

    Mozart's " The Marriage of Figaro" Premiered

    Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" Overture This opera became one of Mozart's most successful works. The overture is especially famous and is often played as a concert piece
  • Paris Conservatory of Music Founded

    Paris Conservatory of Music Founded

    Paris Conservatory of Music Website This institute is still offering instruction in music, dance, and drama, drawing on the traditions of the "French School.
  • Joseph Haydn Dies

    Joseph Haydn Dies

    Haydn's Symphony No. 94 "Surprise Symphony"At the time of his death, he was one of the most celebrated composers in Europe
  • FINISHED THE CLASSICAL PERIOD