Renaissance

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  • Dante writes Divine Comedy
    1320

    Dante writes Divine Comedy

  • Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    1387

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

  • The Medici family takes control of Florence
    1389

    The Medici family takes control of Florence

    Medici family are bankers, which have lots of money, and ruled behind the scenes
  • Donatello creates his statue of St. George
    1415

    Donatello creates his statue of St. George

    Statue made of marble in honor of St. George the military hero in the crusades
  • Italian Renaissance
    1420

    Italian Renaissance

    Time in European History, when art, and education is studied again after the Middle Ages
  • Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
    1434

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

  • Last Visconti Ruler of Milan
    1447

    Last Visconti Ruler of Milan

    Filippo Maria Visconti was the last visconti ruler
  • Gutenberg prints Bible using movable type
    1455

    Gutenberg prints Bible using movable type

  • Michelangelo paints the Sistine chapel
    1477

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine chapel

  • Christian humanism spreads in Northern Europe
    1500

    Christian humanism spreads in Northern Europe

    teachings of Christianity
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

  • Martin Luther presents the 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther presents the 95 Theses

  • The Church excommunicates Martin Luther
    1521

    The Church excommunicates Martin Luther

  • Invading armies sack rome
    1527

    Invading armies sack rome

    Troops of Charles V
  • Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
    1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

  • War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
    1531

    War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

  • Henry VIII creates Church Of England
    1531

    Henry VIII creates Church Of England

  • The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
    1534

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

  • The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
    Aug 15, 1534

    The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

  • The Council of Trent is formed
    1545

    The Council of Trent is formed

  • Mury Tudor, "Bloody Mary", becomes Queen of England
    1553

    Mury Tudor, "Bloody Mary", becomes Queen of England

    Killed non Catholics
  • The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
    1555

    The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany

  • Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    1559

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

    Charles VIII easily captured Italy

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