west and the world By farquhar Jan 1, 1300 Renaissance begins Jan 1, 1336 Desiderius Erasmus dies Feb 20, 1359 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I Jan 1, 1374 Bubonic Plague begins Jan 1, 1412 Joan of Arc and the Seiege of Orleans Jan 1, 1420 Brunelleschi Creates Leanear perspective Jan 1, 1440 Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press Jan 1, 1464 Cosimo de Medici dies Jan 1, 1478 spanish inquisition begins Jan 1, 1486 Sandro Botticelli paints Birth of Venus Jan 1, 1492 Columbus discovers the America's Jan 1, 1495 Da Vinci paints the Last supper Jan 1, 1508 Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel Jan 1, 1509 Raphael paints the School of Athens Jan 1, 1516 Thomas More Utopia Jan 1, 1517 Martin Luther 95 Theses Jan 1, 1524 Start of the European Wars of Religion Jan 1, 1530 Ivan the Terrible is born Jan 1, 1532 Machiavelli writes the prince Jan 1, 1534 Jesuit Order founded by Ignatius Loyola Jan 1, 1538 Henry VIII of England excommunicated Jan 1, 1543 Scientific Revolution/ Copernicus Feb 20, 1557 Spain declares bankruptcy for the first time Jan 1, 1572 Saint Bartholomew's Massacre Jan 1, 1598 Edict of Nantes
