Ambassadors

The Northern Renaissance

  • Age of Exploration
    Nov 16, 1419

    Age of Exploration

    It was a period of time where the Europeans started to intensively explore the world. They had direct contact with Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceanic, and they also started mapping the world.
  • Invention of the Printing Press
    Jan 1, 1440

    Invention of the Printing Press

    A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It was invented by German Johannes Guthenburg in the Holy Roman Empire, based off the exsiting screw presses.
  • The Gutenburg Bible
    Jan 1, 1455

    The Gutenburg Bible

    The Gutenburg Bible was the first book ever made by the printing press and the first full-sized movable book. It also was the start to the Gutenburg Revolution.
  • Sacred and Profane Love
    Jan 1, 1514

    Sacred and Profane Love

    This is an oil painting made by Titian. It's a picture of a bride sitting next to Cupid who is assited by Venus in person. The figure with the vase of jewels symbolizes "fleeting happiness on earth" and the one bearing the burning flame of God's love symbolizes eternal happiness in heaven.
  • Death of Henry VIII
    Jan 28, 1547

    Death of Henry VIII

    Henry VIII died on January 28, 1547. It was said that he died because of syphilis but that was incorrect. No one has found out how he died, he just did.
  • Death og Charles V

    Death og Charles V

  • Death of Elizabeth I

    Death of Elizabeth I

    It all started with the deaths of her friends and family , which put her into a severe case of depression. It wasn't really that bad until the deaths of Catherine Howard, Countess of Nottingham, a niece and a close friend. Those two deaths sicked ElizabethI really bad, and in March she died.