WHII Timeline By JlThurman Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Jan 1, 1999 WHII Timeline Jan 1, 1206 Start of Mughal Empire Jan 1, 1300 The Renaissance Jan 1, 1418 Prince Henry’s School founded Jan 1, 1453 Fall of Constantinople Jan 1, 1492 Columbus discovers America Jan 1, 1492 Tobacco introduced to Europe Jan 1, 1494 Treaty of tordasillas Jan 1, 1497 Vasco de Gama finds water route around the tip of Africa Jan 1, 1500 Peak of Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1509 Erasmus’ Praise of Folly Jan 1, 1517 Mona Lisa finished Jan 1, 1517 95 theses Jan 1, 1517 Anglican Church Started Jan 1, 1532 Pissarro conqueror’s the Incas Jan 1, 1543 Tobacco introduced to Europe Jan 1, 1545 Council of Trent Jan 1, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Jan 1, 1599 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Jan 1, 1608 Galileo’s first telescope Jan 1, 1616 William Harvey discovered circulation of blood Jan 1, 1618 30 years war Jan 1, 1637 Discartes’ Discourse on Method Jan 1, 1648 Taj Mahal Jan 1, 1686 Newton’s Laws of gravity