Robbie and Branden's Timeline

Dante writes the divine comedy

Aug 22, 1310

Dante's masterpiece in the Italian vernacular is the Divine Comedy. It is the story of the soul's journey to salvation. It is divided into three majro sections: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven or Paradise.

Chaucer writes the Canterbury Tales

Aug 22, 1390

Chaucer used the English vernacular in his famous work the Canterbury Tales. His beauty of expression and clear, forcefull language were important in making dialect the chief ancestor of the modern english language.

Donatello creates his statue of St. George

Aug 22, 1415

Donatello spent time is Rome studying and copying the statues of Greeks and Romans. Among his numerous works was a statue of Saint George, a realistic, freestanding figure.

Jan Van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

Aug 22, 1434

Jan Van Eyck was among the first to use oil paint, wich enabled the artist to use a wide variety of color an creat fine details as in his painting Giovannt Arnolfini and His Bride.

Last Visconti ruler dies

Aug 13, 1447

Milan was one of the richest city-states in Italy. In the fourteenth century, membesr of the Visconti family established themselves as dukes of Milan and extended their power over all of Lombardy. The last Visconti ruler of Milan died in 1447.

Charles VIII invades Naples

Aug 19, 1494

French King Charles VIII led an army of thirty thousand men into Italy in 1494 and occupied the kingdom of Naples in Southern Italy.

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

Aug 22, 1505

Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in Florence, Italy. It is a very famous painting currently.

Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

Aug 23, 1509

Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly in 1509, he humorously criticized aspects of his society that he believed were most in need of reform.

Machiavelli writes The Prince

Aug 19, 1513

Machivelli wrote one of the most influential works on political power called The Prince. His central thesis concerns how to acquire and keep political power.

War between the protestant and catholic states

Oct 23, 1513

In Octboer 1513, war broke out between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland. Zurich's army was routed, and Zwingli was found wounded on the battlefield. His enemies killed him, cut up his body, and burned the pieces, scattering the ashes.The leadership of Protestantism in Switzerland now passed to John Calvin.

Martin Luther presents the ninety-five theses

Oct 31, 1517

Luther did not see himslef as a rebel, but he greatly upset by the widespread selling of indulgences. On October 31, 1517, Luther sent a list of Ninety-Five Theses to his church superiors, especially the local bishop.

the church excommunicates Luther

Aug 23, 1521

The church was unable to accept Luther's ideas for change, so they excommunicated him.

Invading armies sack Rome

Aug 19, 1527

In 1527 on may 5th, thousands of troops belonging to the spanish king Carels I arrived at the city of Rome along with mercenaries.

Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

Aug 19, 1528

In 1528 the italian baldassare Castiglione wrote a book called The Book of the Courtier. in the book Castiglione describes the characteristics of a perfect renaissance noble.

The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

Aug 23, 1534

The Act of Supremacy 1534 declared that the king was ''taken, accepted and reputed the only supreme head on earth of the new church of england.

The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

Aug 23, 1540

The society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, was founded by a Spanish Nobleman, Ignatius of Loyola.

The council of Trent is formed

Aug 23, 1545

Paul III ( who recognized the Jesuits as a new religious order) also began the council of trent, another pillar of Catholic Reformation.

the peace of augsburg divides Germany

Aug 23, 1555

Martin Luther Begins the Protestant Reformation. The peace of augsburg divides Germany into catholic and protestant states.