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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
This is a device that applies pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, like paper, so that it transfers the ink. The printing press is most commonly used for texts, but the invention is widely known as the most influential events in the second millennium AD. It was invented in the by German Johannes Gutenberg in the Holy Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1440
Gutenburg Bible
The Gutenburg bible was the first major book printed by the printing press. It was the first full-sized book printed with a movable type and it also marked the start of the Gutenburg Revolution. -
Jan 1, 1453
Ending of the Hundred Year's War
Many cities grew rapidly when the Hundred Year's war ended, and there were many changes in art, literature, and philosophy. Urban merchants become more wealthy, and it first appeared in Flanders, a wealthy long-distance cloth and trade industry. -
Jan 20, 1513
Sacred and Profane Love painting
This was an oil painting made by Titian. The painting was commissioned by Niccolo Aurelio to celebrate his marriage to a young widow. In the painting it has his wife sitting beside cupid and being with Venus in person. -
Jan 28, 1547
The death of Henry VIII
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. -
Sep 21, 1558
Death of Charles V
Charles was born in Flanders in 24 February 1500. He was the Holy Roman Empire ruler from 1519 until 1556. When his father, Phillip passed in 1506, Charles V became the ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands. Charles is most commonly known for his opposition of the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1560
The fall of Icarus painting
This was an oil painting painted by Ovid and tghe apinting became a subject of a poem made by William Carlos Williams. The painting was inspired by greek mythology with Icarus and Daedalus. -
Jan 1, 1564
Birth of William Shakespeare
He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, and by 1592, he was writing poems and plays. He was the most famous writer of the Elizabethian Era, and he is mainly known as the greatest playwright of all time. -
Death of Robert Deveraux (2nd Earl of Essex)
Essex accepted religious dessent and dealt with catholics which was why he was trialed. He was exposed as a traitor and was found guilty while he himself was a very honest man. Essex was beheaded. His coviction caused the earldom of Essex to forfeit and so his son didn't inherit the title but after the death of the queen Elizabeth King James I gained back the eardolm in favor of the diinherited son. -
Death of Elizabeth I
She was one of the daughters of Henry VIII, and was the queen of Ireland and England. She is also known as The Virgin Queen, Good Queen Bess, or Gloria, and was the fifth and last monarch of the dynasty of Tudor.
