Renaissance, Reformation, And age of Exploration Timeline By Johnny Blue Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Dec 31, 1550 Resaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration Sep 22, 1381 The Peasants Revolt Date undesided Jul 6, 1415 Jan Hus is Burned at the Stake in Rome May 29, 1435 The Fall of Constantinople Sep 22, 1450 Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press Exact date is undecided. Sep 22, 1488 Bartholomew Bias Rounds the Southern tip of Africa Jun 28, 1491 Henry VIII Declares Himself the Head of the English Church Sep 22, 1492 Columbus "Descover" America Jun 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas Sep 22, 1497 Vasco De Gama Finds a Water Route to India Sep 22, 1503 Leonardo Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa Date is undesided. Period: Sep 22, 1508 to Sep 22, 1512 Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel Actual date is undecided. Period: Sep 18, 1513 to Sep 18, 1521 The Papacy of Pope Leo X Oct 31, 1517 The Posting of the 95 Thesis Apr 27, 1521 Magellan Circomnavigates the Globe Aug 13, 1521 Cortez Conqured the Aztecs Sep 22, 1521 The Diet of Worms Jul 15, 1536 John Calvin Sets up a Theocracy in Geneva Apr 26, 1564 Shakespeare is Born Sep 22, 1588 Elizabeth Defeats the Spanish Armada Date is undesided. Sep 22, 1609 Galileo Invents the Telescope