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Northern Renaissance Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1440

    Invention of the Printing press

    Invention of the Printing press
    The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, In Renaissance Europe it was a huge deal.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1440 to

    Northern Renaissance Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1453

    End of Hundred Years' war 1453

  • May 28, 1453

    The fall of Constantinople

    The fall of Constantinople
    After a 1,129 year rein the empire falls due to attacks from the Byzantium army.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Voyages of Christopher Columbus

    Voyages of Christopher Columbus
    He made four voyages to the Americas, with his first in 1492, which resulted in what is widely referred to as the Discovery of America. He did not actually reach the mainland until his third voyage, in 1498, when he reached South America, and the fourth voyage, when he reached Central America.
  • Jan 1, 1494

    French King Claims Throne and Invades Italy

  • Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
    The Treaty of Tordesillas signed at Tordesillas 7 June 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal.
  • Apr 15, 1542

    Leonardo da Vinci was born

    Leonardo da Vinci was born
    Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was bornApril 15, 1452. He was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. His inventions played a major role in the Northern Renaissance and he is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.
  • Jan 1, 1545

    The Counter-Reformation

    The Counter-Reformation
    At the council of Trent the Catholic Church decides that the Reformation needs to stop. So they used Jesuits to expand the inquisition.
  • Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare Died

    William Shakespeare Died
    Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, on April 23, 1564. He was one of the grestest writer in the English Langauge poet ever. His most famous plays was Romeo and Juliet, He wrote He got married with Anna when he was 18 and she was 26. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Later in they had twins: Hamnet and Judith, born February 2, 1585. Hamnet died at the age of 11 on Aug 11 1596.

  • Death of Elizabeth I

    Death of Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth was born on 7 sep 1533. Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess.