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Period: 1096 to 1291
Crusades are Fought
The Crusades were a series of religious and political wars fought,for control of the Holy Land Pope Urban II initiated the First Crusade. -
1337
100 Year War Begins
The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. -
1347
Black Death Begins in Europe
The black death arrived by sea; when when 12 Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black Sea. -
1350
Renaissance Begins
The Renaissance Begins is the end of the middle ages. The rebirth of discovery and exploration. -
1431
Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake
Maid of Orleans is considered a heroine of France for her role ... After Cauchon declared her guilty she was burned at the stake -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg printing press
the printing press make printing books easy and helped mass produce the bible. -
1506
Mona Lisa Completed
Leonardo da Vinci is thought by some to have begun painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in Florence, Italy. Although the Louvre states that it was "doubtless painted between 1503 and 1506", the art historian Martin Kemp says there are some difficulties in confirming the actual dates with certainty. -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
The ceiling is that of the Sistine Chapel, the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV, for whom the chapel is named. -
Period: 1509 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
Henry is best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. His disagreement with the Pope on the question of such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority and appointing himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Despite his resulting excommunication, Henry remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings. -
Aug 31, 1517
Martin Luther post 95 Theses
