Northern Renaissance

By T-Jeezy
  • Period: Jan 1, 1440 to

    Invention of the Printing Press - Death of Elizabeth I

  • Johann Gutenberg
    Jan 1, 1450

    Johann Gutenberg

    Johann Gutenberg set up the first European printing presses in Mainz, Germany, around 1450.
  • The Fall of Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1453

    The Fall of Constantinople

    Constantinople fell to the Ottoman empire, the Turks took over.
  • End of the Hundred years war
    Jul 30, 1453

    End of the Hundred years war

    The Hundred years war ended in July 1453. It was a war that lasted 16 years between England and France.It started when King Philip VI of France attempted to take over the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine.
  • Sixtus IV
    Aug 9, 1471

    Sixtus IV

    Sixtus IV became Pope and discraced the church by practicing Nepotism
  • Christopher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Colombus discoverd the "new world"
  • Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI
    Jan 1, 1492

    Rodrigo Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI

    Alexander VI is known for being a rotton shady Pope, scheming for his family's benefit.
  • Desiderius Erasmus
    Jan 1, 1509

    Desiderius Erasmus

    He wrote the famous book "The Praise of Folly"
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Jan 1, 1510

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci designed the water wheel in 1510. He was in to hydrodynamics.
  • The Reformation Movement Begins
    Jan 1, 1517

    The Reformation Movement Begins

    Martin Luther started the Reformation Movement by posting his 95 Theses on the door of the church, this ignited the movement.
  • Simon Stevin

    Simon Stevin

    Stevin was the first to use decimals instead of factions.He used them on a large scale in the book he published called
    "De Thiende". This was pulished in 1585 in Dutch.