Renaissance and Reformation

  • Dante writes the Divine Comedy
    Jan 1, 1310

    Dante writes the Divine Comedy

    Dante writes the Divine Comedy, which shows a souls journey to salvation.
  • Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Jan 1, 1390

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

    The Canterbury Tales consists of stories told by a group of 29 pilgrims journeying to the tomb of Saint Thomas a Becket at Canterbury, England
  • Donatello creates his statue of St. George
    Jan 1, 1400

    Donatello creates his statue of St. George

    Donatello spent time in Rome studying and copying the statues of the Greeks and Romans
  • Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies
    Jan 1, 1447

    Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies

    The last Visconti ruler of Milan died, Francesco Sforza then conquered the city.
  • Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    Jan 1, 1494

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

    Charles VIII led an army of thirty thousand men into Italy and occupied the the kingdom of Naples in Southern Italy.
  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    Jan 1, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

    Niccolo Machiavelli expresses his political power in his book, "The Prince".
  • Invading armies sack Rome
    Jan 1, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

    Spanish armies of King Charles I ended the Italian wars.
  • Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
    Jan 1, 1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

    The Book of the Courtier expressed the characteristics of a perfect Renaissance noble.