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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print,then transfers the ink to paper. -
Jul 17, 1453
Hundrer Years' War Ends
Battle of Castillon: Jean Bureau defeats Talbot to end the Hundred Years' War. This was also the first battle in European history where the use of cannon was a major factor in determining the outcome. John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury was killed in battle. -
Jan 1, 1455
Gutenburg Bible
First bible is printed in gutenburg -
Jan 1, 1494
Charles VII
He claims throne and invades Italy. -
Jan 1, 1494
Albretch Durer Travels to Italy
He made watercolor sketches as he traveled over the Alps. Some have survived and others may be deduced from accurate landscapes of real places in his later work, for example his engraving Nemesis. These are the first pure landscape studies known in Western art -
Jan 1, 1509
Erasmus writes Praise of Foly
The book is filled with classical allusions delivered in a style typical of the learned humanists of the Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas More writes Eutopia
The book depicts a fictional island society,and its religious,social,and political customs -
Jan 1, 1558
Queen Elizabeth I Rules England
In 1558, Mary died and Elizabeth became queen. Faced with a country that was reeling from religious differences, Elizabeth once again made the Church of England the official religion, although retaining some Roman Catholic traditions. -
Jan 1, 1564
Birth of William Shakespeare
Born in Stratford-upon-avon.Famous writer of Elizabethian era.(Famous for poems and plays) -
Death of Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth I died of blood poisoning she was nearly 70 years of age.
