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Period: Jan 1, 1440 to
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE
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Jul 24, 1440
Printing Press
The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw presses. -
Jan 1, 1453
Hundred Year's War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of battles waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet. -
May 29, 1453
Constantinople Falls
The center of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks, provoking an exodus of Greek people and works of art and literature into the Italian city-states. -
Feb 23, 1455
Gutenberg Bible
The Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible, the Mazarin Bible or the B42) was the first major book printed with a movable type printing press. -
Jan 1, 1494
Italy Invasion
Charles VII ; invasion of Italy initiated the long series of Franco-Italian wars which characterized the first half of the 16th century. -
Jan 1, 1502
Vasco Da Gama
Gama destroyed the Arab trading centers in India and along Africa’s East coast and set up Portuguese trading centers, making Portugal one of the most important trading powers. -
Jan 1, 1503
Pope Julius II Assumes The Papal Throne
The ascension of Pope Julius II begins the Roman Golden Age, during which the city and Papacy both prosper. Julius II reverses the trend of moral degradation in the Papacy and takes great steps in the rebuilding of Rome. -
Sep 7, 1558
Queen Elizabeth On The Throne
Elizabeth I ; (On The Throne) 7 September 1533 was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess. -
Nov 16, 1564
Shakespear's Birth
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. -
Queen Elizabeth Dies
Queen Elizabeth I died on 24 March 1603 (of blood poisoning) - she was nearly70 years of age.
