Renaissance and Reformation timeline

By RachelAnne
  • Black Plauge ravages Europe
    Sep 12, 1347

    Black Plauge ravages Europe

    The Black Plauge takes many lives of the citizens of Europe, almost half the population.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa
    Sep 12, 1503

    Leonardo Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa

    Italian painter Leonardo Da Vinci painted the famous "Mona Lisa"
  • Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
    Sep 12, 1508

    Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    The painting of the Sistine Chapel in Rome took place from1508-1512
  • Thomas Moore writes Utopia
    Sep 12, 1516

    Thomas Moore writes Utopia

    Utopia was written by Thomas Moore in 1516 about a desire to make a perfect world.
  • Martin Luther posts the 95 thesis
    Sep 12, 1517

    Martin Luther posts the 95 thesis

    Martin Luther wrote 95 complaints against the Catholic Church.
  • King Henry the VII creates the church of England
    Jun 28, 1534

    King Henry the VII creates the church of England

    King Henry the VII broke away from the Pope and made the church of England in 1534 after divorcing his 1st wife Catherine of Spain.
  • John Calvin writes The Institutes of Christian Religion
    Sep 12, 1536

    John Calvin writes The Institutes of Christian Religion

    A book with four parts- 1. God 2. The Son 3. Holy Spirit 4. The Church
  • Jonn Knox brings the reformation to Scotland
    Sep 15, 1536

    Jonn Knox brings the reformation to Scotland

    John Knox brings the religon of Calvinism durning the reformation to Scotland
  • Sep 15, 1539

    Ignatius of Loyola founds the Jesuits

    The religion Jesuits was founded by the spaniard Inigo de Loyola.
  • William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

    William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

    Writer William Shakespeare wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet in 1594