Renaissance Timeline By kayleejohnson Jan 2, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici Jan 2, 1454 Gutenberg prints the first bible Jan 2, 1478 Spanish Inquisition is introduced Jan 3, 1492 Columbus discovers new world Jan 3, 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India Jan 3, 1504 Michelangelo sculpts the David Jan 3, 1506 Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa Jan 3, 1509 Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Fields Jan 3, 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli writes the Prince Jan 3, 1515 Thomas More writes Utopia Jan 2, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church Jan 3, 1520 Rapahael paints Transfiguration Jan 3, 1529 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglician church Jan 3, 1534 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Jan 3, 1536 John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian religion Jan 3, 1558 Elizabeth I begins rule in England Jan 3, 1564 William Shakesphere is born Jan 3, 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke Jan 3, 1588 King Philip II of n assembles the Spanish Armada Jan 2, 1603 Galilieo and themometer
