Reneaissance and Reinformation

  • Dante writes the Davine Comedy
    Dec 8, 1310

    Dante writes the Davine Comedy

  • Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    Dec 8, 1390

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

  • Donatello creates his statue of St. George
    Dec 8, 1415

    Donatello creates his statue of St. George

  • Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
    Dec 8, 1434

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

  • last Visconti ruler of Milan dies
    Dec 8, 1447

    last Visconti ruler of Milan dies

  • Charles VII of France invades Naples
    Dec 8, 1494

    Charles VII of France invades Naples

  • Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
    Dec 8, 1500

    Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa

  • Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly
    Dec 8, 1509

    Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    Dec 8, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

  • Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses
    Dec 8, 1517

    Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses

  • The church excommunicates Luther
    Dec 8, 1521

    The church excommunicates Luther

  • Invading armies sack Rome
    Dec 8, 1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

  • Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
    Dec 8, 1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

  • War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
    Dec 8, 1531

    War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

  • The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
    Dec 8, 1534

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

  • The society of Jesus becomes a religious order
    Dec 8, 1540

    The society of Jesus becomes a religious order

  • The Council of Trentis formed
    Dec 8, 1545

    The Council of Trentis formed

  • Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary" becomes Queen of England
    Dec 8, 1553

    Mary Tudor, "Bloody Mary" becomes Queen of England

  • The peace of Augsburg divides germany
    Dec 8, 1555

    The peace of Augsburg divides germany