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 Vll of France invades Naples
    Dec 8, 1494

    Charles Vll 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 becouse a religious order
    Dec 8, 1540

    The Society of Jesus becouse 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