Renaissance and Reformation

  • Dec 5, 1310

    Dante writes the Divine Comedy

  • Dec 5, 1390

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

  • Dec 5, 1415

    Donatello creates the statue of St. George

  • Dec 5, 1434

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

  • Dec 5, 1447

    Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies

  • Dec 5, 1494

    Charle Vlll of France invades Naples

  • Dec 5, 1505

    Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Dec 5, 1509

    Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

  • Dec 5, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

  • Dec 5, 1517

    Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses

  • Dec 5, 1521

    The Church excommunicates Luther

  • Dec 5, 1525

    Castiglione writes The Book Of The Courtier

  • Dec 5, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

  • Dec 5, 1531

    War between the protestant and Catholic states in switzerland

  • Dec 5, 1534

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

  • Dec 5, 1540

    The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

  • Dec 5, 1545

    The Council of Trent is formed

  • Dec 5, 1553

    Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary," becomes Queen of Enland

  • Dec 5, 1555

    The peace of Augsburg divides Germany