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Jan 1, 1440
Printing Press
The printing press was an invention created by Johannes Gutengerg to print books. It was the most infuential thing in the second mullennium. -
Period: Jan 1, 1440 to
Northern Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Years War Ends
A series of battles between House of Valois and House of Plantagenet over who should be KIng of the French and England. The house of Valois had the winning victory in the end. -
Jan 1, 1455
Gutenberg Bible is Printed
It was the first major book printed with a movable type printing press. It marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution". It had high aesthetic and artistic qualities. And only 21 complete copies survive today. -
Jan 1, 1494
French King invades Italy
The First Italian War referred to as the Italian War of 1494 or Charles VIII's Italian War. It was the opening phase of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Charles VIII of France. -
Jan 1, 1509
Praise and Folly
Priase and Folly was written by Desiderius Erasmus. It is considered one of the most nottable works of the Renaissance and one of the catalysts of the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1516
Utopia was Written
It was written by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempt to create an ideal society, and fictional societies portrayed in literature. -
Nov 17, 1558
Queen Elizabeth I rules England
She was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. She ruled untill her death and was known as The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess. -
Nov 21, 1558
Deathe of Charles V
He was the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 until 1556. When his father, Phillip passed,Charles V became the ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands. Charles is most commonly known for his opposition of the Protestant Reformation. -
Death of Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth 1 died at age 69 from blood poisoning. -
The Death of Henry VII
Henry VIII was born on June 28, 1491 in Greenwich, the third child of his father Henry VII. He was the King of England from the twenty-first of April 1509 to his death.