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Timeline Project

By maccmiles
  • Period: 476 to

    Timeline Activity

  • Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France
    Jan 1, 732

    Charles Martel halts a Muslim advance into France

  • William the Conqueror invades England (1096 - 1099) first crusade
    Jan 1, 1098

    William the Conqueror invades England (1096 - 1099) first crusade

  • Rise of European Universities (1140 – 1270)
    Jan 1, 1270

    Rise of European Universities (1140 – 1270)

  • Hundred Years’ War between France and England 1337-1453
    Jan 1, 1345

    Hundred Years’ War between France and England 1337-1453

  • Black Death at its height (1347-1350)
    Jan 1, 1349

    Black Death at its height (1347-1350)

  • Great Schism (1378-1417)
    Jan 1, 1397

    Great Schism (1378-1417)

  • Printing press invented by J. Gutenberg
    Jan 1, 1450

    Printing press invented by J. Gutenberg

  • Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
    Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

  • Lorenzo de Medici comes to power in Florence
    Jan 1, 1469

    Lorenzo de Medici comes to power in Florence

  • Pico publishes “Oration”
    Jan 1, 1486

    Pico publishes “Oration”

  • *Columbus encounters America*
    Jan 1, 1492

    *Columbus encounters America*

    Christopher Columbus sails the Atlantic Ocean on the Santa Maria and discovers new land now known as America.
  • *Luther posts 95 Theses*
    Jan 1, 1517

    *Luther posts 95 Theses*

    Martin Luther nails 95 theses to the Bishop’s church tell the clergy how they should act, creating the path towards the Reformation.
  • Machiavelli’s The Prince is published
    Jan 1, 1532

    Machiavelli’s The Prince is published

  • *Council of Trent opens*
    Jan 1, 1545

    *Council of Trent opens*

    A Roman Catholic Church council held to counter the Reformation, and against Martin Luther.
  • *Defeat of Spanish Armada*

    *Defeat of Spanish Armada*

    The English fleet fends off the spanish armada with faster and more equipped ships. Eventually leading the spanish armada to retreat into storming seas where the last ships get destroyed.