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The Black Plague arrives in Europe. It kills nearly 75 to 200 million people.
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King Henry VII took after Martin Luthers actions by becoming protestant. He founded the church of England in 1491.
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Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504.
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Michelangelo started painting the Sistine chapel ceiling in 1508, and ended in 1512.
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"Utopia" is a book about political philisophy. It depicts an utopian society that lives on an island.
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The thesis consisted of 95 reasons why the Catholic Church was wrong, and why they were evil.
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Shakespeare wrote one of his most famous works, "Romeo and Juliet". The play is about two star-crossed lovers who eventually die.
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Ignatius founded the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits. He was of the Catholic faith, and he also wrote a famous book called "Spiritual Exercies". His work helped aid in the Counter- Revolution.
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The Institutes of Christian Religion was an extremely influential book about protestant theology. It is also a main component in the Calvinism religion.
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John Knox, as well as other ministers, were asked to set up a new church after the Parliment had cut ties with the Pope in Scotland.
The new church was called the Kirk.
