Renaissance and Reformation

  • dante writes the divine comedy
    Dec 8, 1310

    dante writes the divine comedy

  • chaucer writes the canterbury tales
    Dec 8, 1390

    chaucer writes the canterbury tales

  • donatello creates his statue of st.george
    Dec 8, 1415

    donatello creates his statue of st.george

  • jan van eyck paints the arnolfini portrait
    Dec 8, 1434

    jan van eyck paints the arnolfini portrait

  • Last Visconti ruler of milan dies
    Dec 8, 1447

    Last Visconti ruler of milan dies

  • Charles viii of france invades naples
    Dec 8, 1494

    Charles viii of france invades naples

  • leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa
    Dec 8, 1505

    leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa

  • erasmus writes his satire the praise of folly
    Dec 8, 1509

    erasmus writes his satire the praise of folly

  • machiavelli writes the prince
    Dec 8, 1513

    machiavelli writes the prince

  • martin luther presents the ninety-five theses
    Dec 8, 1517

    martin luther presents the ninety-five theses

  • the church excommunicates luther
    Dec 8, 1521

    the church excommunicates luther

  • invading armies sack Rome
    Dec 8, 1527

    invading armies sack Rome

  • castiglione writes the book of the courtier
    Dec 8, 1528

    castiglione writes the book of the courtier

  • war between the protestant and catholic states in switzerland
    Dec 8, 1531

    war between the protestant and catholic states in switzerland

  • the act of supremacy is passed in england
    Dec 8, 1534

    the act of supremacy is passed in england

  • the society of jesus becomes a religious order
    Dec 8, 1540

    the society of jesus becomes a religious order

  • the council of trent is formed
    Dec 8, 1545

    the council of trent is formed

  • mary tudor, bloody mary becomes queen of england
    Dec 8, 1553

    mary tudor, bloody mary becomes queen of england

  • the peace of augsburg divides germany
    Dec 8, 1555

    the peace of augsburg divides germany