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The capture of Bordeaux unofficially ended the war for England, but in 1475 a treaty was finally signed between the French and English officials that officially ended the war.
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Columbus was part of four different voyages, ruled by the monarchs of Spain, that led to the discovery of America and the overall awareness and exploration of the Americas.
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Michelangelo begins his work on the Sistine Chapel, a commission given to him by Pope Julius II. This process took until 1512.
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Thomas More's "Utopia" shows what More visualizes a perfect society in his eyes. It portays the values of life in the 16th century of not only More but also others that he was influenced by.
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Shakespear is born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He was a mastermind in literature and changed the Renaissance outlook of it.
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Henry IV is crowned king of France. Before his coronation he converted his relgion from Calvinism to Catholicism and enacted the Edict of Nantes that ended the Wars of Religion.
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