Renaissance and Reformation

  • Dec 5, 1310

    Dante writes the Divine Comedy

  • Dec 5, 1390

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

  • Dec 5, 1415

    Donatello creates his statue of St.George

  • Dec 5, 1434

    Jan van Eyck paints tge Arnolfini portrait

  • Ladt Visconti ruler of Milan dies
    Dec 5, 1447

    Ladt Visconti ruler of Milan dies

  • Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    Dec 5, 1494

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

  • Dec 5, 1505

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

  • Dec 5, 1509

    Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

  • Dec 5, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

  • Martin Luther King presents the Ninety-five Theses
    Dec 5, 1517

    Martin Luther King presents the Ninety-five Theses

  • The Church excommunicates Luther
    Dec 5, 1521

    The Church excommunicates Luther

  • Dec 5, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

  • Dec 5, 1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

  • War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
    Dec 5, 1531

    War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

  • The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
    Dec 5, 1534

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

  • The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
    Dec 5, 1540

    The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

  • The Council of Trent is formed
    Dec 5, 1545

    The Council of Trent is formed

  • Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary," becomes Queen of England
    Dec 5, 1553

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

  • Dec 5, 1555

    The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany