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Renaissance

  • Gutenberg invents printing press
    Jan 1, 1452

    Gutenberg invents printing press

    By 1452, with aid of borrowed money, Gutenberg began his famous bible project.
  • Lorenzo De Medici becomes head of Florence
    Dec 7, 1469

    Lorenzo De Medici becomes head of Florence

    His father died on December 6, 1469 and 2 years later his son Lorenzo became head of Florence at the age of 20.
  • Michelangelo starts the sistince chapel
    Jan 1, 1475

    Michelangelo starts the sistince chapel

    In 1475 Michelangelo was a sculpture and architect widely considered to be one of the greatest artists in Italian Renaissance period and arguably of all time.
  • Henry VII becomes King of England
    Jan 1, 1485

    Henry VII becomes King of England

    In 1485, Richard III was killed and Henry VII became crowned king Henry VII at the top of crown hill.
  • Henry VIII becomes king of england
    Jan 1, 1491

    Henry VIII becomes king of england

    king henry ruled England for 36 years, presiding over sweeping changes that brought his nation into the protestant reformation.
  • Columbus
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus

    On October 12, 1492 Columbus was the first European to discover America.
  • da Vinci paints the last suppper
    Jan 1, 1495

    da Vinci paints the last suppper

    the last supper by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most renowned paintings in the world.
  • Michelango starts the david
    Jan 1, 1498

    Michelango starts the david

    Michelangelo was working in Rome by 1498, when he received a career-making commission from the visiting French cardinal Jean Bilhères de Lagraulas, envoy of King Charles VIII to the pope .
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  • Martin Luther post 95 theses
    Oct 13, 1517

    Martin Luther post 95 theses

    On October 13, 1517 Martin Luther condemned the excesses and corruptions of the roman catholic church, especially the papal of practice of asking payment-called "indulgences" for the forgiveness sins.
  • shakespeare build globe theater

    shakespeare build globe theater

    The Globe was built by Shakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, in 1599 from the timbers of London’s very first permanent theater, Burbage’s Theater, built in 1576.