Renaissance TimeLine By RJNOCAP Period: 1091 to 1296 The Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims. It started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. Period: 1347 to 1353 Black Death Period: 1400 to 1495 Early Renaissance Period: 1496 to 1527 High Renaissance Period: 1517 to 1555 Protestant Reformation Period: 1527 to 1610 Late Renaissance