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Dante wrote the ''Divine Comedy" in 1310. The book is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature.
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The ''Canterbury Tales'' was wrote in 1390 by Chaucer. It is acttually a collection stories instead of one book.
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He started the statue os st.george in 1415 he did not complete it until 1417. He did it for the confraternity of the curiass-makers
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The painting was made by Jan Van Eyck in 1434. This painting is believed to be a portrait of the Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife.
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The last Visconti ruler of Milan dies in August 13,1447. He began his reign in June 12,1442. He was the brother of former ruler Giana Maria Visconti. His name was Philipo Maria Visconti.
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Charles VIII entered France with 17,000 soldiers and 8,000 swiss mercenaries. He subdued Florence on his way to Naples. Naples surrendered without a fight. He then became king of Naples.
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He painted the mona lisa sometime inbetween 1503-1505 in Florence italy. He left it unfinished as he did with many other projects which he later regretted not finishing the ones he did not.
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Erasmus wrote the essay "The Praise of Folly" in 1509. It originally took him a week to write, but he later lengthened it.
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Machiavelli wrote the book "The Prince" after being exiled from Italy. He was going to be executed but he was Exiled instead. He spent the rest of his life unsuccesfully begging to return to his beloved country.
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Martin Luther presented his 95 theses in 1517. The 95 theses were centered on practices in the Catholic Church.
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December 10,1521 Martin Luther made a public statement by burning his copy of exsurge domine
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Rome was invaded by the unruly troops of Charles V. the executed somewat of 1000 defenders. The city was devasted for several days. Of the 182 swiss gaurds only 42 survived.
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Castiglione wrote the ''Book of the Courtier'' in 1528. Castiglione died right after his book was published.
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The peace of Augsburg was an agreement between Charles V and the Schmalkaldic League. It officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christendom permanent within the Holy Roman Empire.
