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Apr 22, 962
HRE unified
Decentralized regions in Central Europe -
Period: Apr 22, 1328 to Apr 23, 1453
100 Years war
France emerged victorious -
Apr 22, 1350
Dante and Van Eyke
Influential writer and oil painter -
Apr 22, 1400
Iberian peninsula is divided
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Apr 22, 1438
Habsburg Reign
No real power, only power the princes gave -
Apr 22, 1453
Fall of Byzantium
Mehmed of the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople, Byzantium scholars moved to Italy -
Apr 22, 1453
Invention of the Printing press
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Apr 22, 1454
Peace of Lodi
Balance of power in northern Italy -
Period: Apr 22, 1455 to Apr 23, 1485
War of the roses
English financial turmoil after 100 year war. Emergence of the York (White Rose) and Lancaster (Red Rose) -
Period: Apr 22, 1461 to Apr 23, 1483
Louis XI reign
Reform tax, increase trade, royal road, and post -
Apr 22, 1462
Ivan III the great stopped paying Mongols tribute
Led foundation of centralized orthodox state -
Apr 22, 1469
Trastamara dynasty established
Isabelle and Ferdinand belonged to this dynasty. Naples and Sicily was unified -
Apr 22, 1472
Dante's inferno
Dante's inferno is published -
Apr 22, 1478
Papal bull permitted Spanish Inquisition
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Period: Apr 22, 1485 to Apr 23, 1509
Henry VII
Red rose (Lancaster) emerged victorious. Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York and built Tudor dynasty -
Apr 22, 1486
Mirandola writes Oration on dignity of man
"Manifesto of the renaissance", advocates individualism -
Period: Apr 22, 1490 to Apr 23, 1527
High renaissance
Apogee of visual arts and the emergence of humanism -
Apr 22, 1492
Capture of Granada and Exploration of Columbus
Spanish triumphs -
Period: Apr 22, 1494 to Apr 23, 1559
Italian wars
War between Habsburg, Valois, and Italians, resulted in French defeat. Italian states were unable to form strong armies. Results in Treaty of Cateau - Cambrésis -
Period: Apr 22, 1509 to Apr 23, 1547
Henry VIII
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Apr 22, 1512
Michaelangelo decorates sistine chapel
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Apr 22, 1512
Navarre conquered by Spain
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Apr 22, 1513
Machiavelli writes the prince
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Period: Apr 22, 1515 to Apr 23, 1547
Francis I Brought Leonardo and Renaissance ideas to North
Francis I was first Valois King. Sponsored exploration of Canada -
Apr 22, 1516
Concordat of Bologna
Gave kings power to appoint clerics, Church power less than state power -
Period: Apr 22, 1519 to Apr 23, 1556
Reign of Charles I of Spain and V of HRE
Heir to Habsburg/Valois -
Period: Apr 22, 1520 to
Mannerist art
More stylized and less realistic art -
Period: Apr 22, 1520 to Apr 23, 1566
Suleiman the Magnificent
Longest Reigning sultan
Dominated the Eastern Mediterranean, made an Anti-habsburg alliance with France in 1526 because Spain had repeatedly defeated the Ottoman empire. Repulsed at Vienna in 1529. Powerful and conquered Africa till Algeria -
Apr 22, 1527
Sack of Rome by Charles I/V
Marks the end of high renaissance -
Period: Apr 22, 1533 to
Ivan the Terrible
First Tzar
Brutally crushed the Boyars -
Apr 22, 1540
Jesuit order founded by Loyola
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Apr 22, 1556
Charles abdicated
Phillip II ruled spain and was absolutist
Ferdinand ruled the HRE -
Apr 22, 1559
Treaty of Cateau - Cambrésis
Italian city states were dominated by Spain due to their failure in the Italian Wars -
Apr 22, 1569
Treaty of Lublin United Polish - Lithuania
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Apr 22, 1570
Sack of Novgorod
Increase absolute power by getting rid of nobles -
Apr 22, 1571
Naval battle of Leponto
Spanish (Phillip II) and ottomans
Spanish won -
Spanish Armada attacked England
Phillip II was unsuccessful -
Period: to
Time of Troubles
Famine in russia got rid of 1/3 population
Invasion by Poland-Lithuania
Power struggle end of rurik dynasty of Russia -
Period: to
Baroque
part of catholic reformation, marked by Flamboyant art and radiant. Marks the Church's power. Notable composers during Baroque includes Bach and Handel -
Michael Romanov established the Romanov Dynasty and ended time of troubles
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Royal society
The royal society consists of decorates, Boyle, and Newton -
Period: to
Charles II
Last habsburg ruler of Spain -
Siege of Vienna
Fended off last Ottoman advances -
Newton published Principia
Discussed motion and Gravitation