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The Renaissance

By VíctorDelpie
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    Hundred Year's War

    It originated from English claims to the French throne. The war grew into a broader power struggle involving factions from across Western Europe, fueled by emerging nationalism on both sides. The periodization of the war took place over 116 years, wherein the war was interrupted by several years of truces.
  • 1401

    The Bronze Doors of the Baptistery

    The Bronze Doors of the Baptistery
    The rival geniuses Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi competed for the contract to build the bronze doors for the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral
  • 1436

    The invention of the printing press

    The invention of the printing press
    The Copernican revolution and the invention of the printing press marked important new chapters in scientific study and communications. To many scholars and thinkers of the period, however, the Renaissance was primarily a time of the revival of Classical learning and wisdom after a long period of cultural decline.
  • 1450

    The Sforza family gained control of Milan

    The Sforza family gained control of Milan
    The two rival factions worked together to create the Ambrosian Republic in Milan. However, the republic fell apart in 1450 when Milan was conquered by Francesco Sforza of the House of Sforza, which ushered Milan into becoming one of the leading cities of the Italian Renaissance.
  • Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII of England

    Henry VIII of England
    He became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur
  • 1492

    Columbus reaches de Bahamas

    Columbus reaches de Bahamas
    Italian explorer Christopher Columbus led four Spanish transatlantic maritime expeditions of discovery to Central and South America
  • Period: 1501 to 1504

    Machiavelli make David

    The statue was commissioned for one of the buttresses of the Cathedral of Florence and was carved from a block of marble that had been partially blocked out by other sculptors and left outdoors.
  • Period: 1508 to 1516

    The War of the League of Cambrai

    The main participants of the war, who fought for its entire duration, were France, the Papal States, and the Republic of Venice; they were joined at various times by nearly every significant power in Western Europe, including Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, the Duchy of Ferrara, and the Swiss.
  • Period: 1512 to 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

    The Prince, a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli, written in 1513. A short treatise on how to acquire power, create a state, and keep it, The Prince represents Machiavelli's effort to provide a guide for political action based on the lessons of history and his own experience as a foreign secretary in Florence.
  • 1527

    The fall of Rome

    The fall of Rome
    The strains between Christian faith and Classical humanism led to Mannerism in the latter part of the 16th century