Northern renaissance

Northern Renaissance

  • Printing Press
    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

  • Hundred Years War Ends
    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.
  • Gutenberg Bible is Printed
    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.
  • French King invades Italy
    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.
  • Praise and Folly
    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.
  • Utopia was Written
    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.
  • Queen Elizabeth I rules England
    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.
  • Deathe of Charles V
    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

    Death of Elizabeth I

    Queen Elizabeth 1 died at age 69 from blood poisoning.
  • The Death of Henry VII

    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.