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

  • Dec 5, 1447

    Ladt Visconti ruler of Milan dies

    Ladt Visconti ruler of Milan dies
  • Dec 5, 1494

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

    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

  • Dec 5, 1517

    Martin Luther King presents the Ninety-five Theses

    Martin Luther King presents the Ninety-five Theses
  • Dec 5, 1521

    The Church excommunicates Luther

    The Church excommunicates Luther
  • Dec 5, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

  • Dec 5, 1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

  • Dec 5, 1531

    War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

    War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
  • Dec 5, 1534

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
  • Dec 5, 1540

    The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

    The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
  • Dec 5, 1545

    The Council of Trent is formed

    The Council of Trent is formed
  • Dec 5, 1553

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

    Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary," becomes Queen of England
  • Dec 5, 1555

    The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany