1337-1914

  • Jan 1, 1337

    Beginning of the Hundred Years War

    Beginning of the Hundred Years War
  • Jan 1, 1376

    Babylonian Captivity Ends

  • Period: Jan 1, 1378 to Jan 1, 1417

    Western Papal Schism

  • Jun 1, 1378

    Ciompi Rebellion

    Ciompi Rebellion
    Medici Power Struggle in Florence. Italy
  • Period: Jan 1, 1401 to Jan 1, 1499

    Italian Renissance

  • Jan 1, 1414

    Council of Constance

  • Jul 6, 1415

    Jan Hus Burned at Stake

    Jan Hus Burned at Stake
  • Period: Jan 1, 1418 to

    Age of Discovery

  • Period: Dec 27, 1418 to

    Iberian Phase

    Get to Asia!
  • Oct 12, 1428

    Joan of Arc - Siege of Orleans Begins

    Joan of Arc - Siege of Orleans Begins
  • Jan 1, 1434

    Cosimo d'Medici Reign Begins

    Cosimo d'Medici Reign Begins
  • Jan 1, 1464

    Cosimo d'Medici Dies

  • Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas Signed

    Treaty of Tordesillas Signed
    Splits newly discovered land between Spain and Portugal
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Charles V Becomes HRE

    Charles V Becomes HRE
  • Apr 21, 1509

    King Henry VIII Crowned

    King Henry VIII Crowned
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Diet At Worms

    Diet At Worms
    Martin Luther vs. Charles V
    Frederick III vs. Holy Roman Emporer
    Secular vs. Religious
    Showdown!
  • Jan 1, 1524

    German Peasant's War

    1524-1525 - 300,000 engage, 100,000 killed
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Monarchy rules over Papacy
  • Jan 1, 1541

    Diet at Ragensburg

  • Oct 31, 1547

    Martin Luther nails 95 Theses to Church Door

    Martin Luther nails 95 Theses to Church Door
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Charles V signs Peace of Augsburg

    Charles V signs Peace of Augsburg
    -Lutheranism is legit religion
    -Can practice if ruler is Lutheran
  • Jan 1, 1556

    Charles V Resigns

  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I Becomes Queen

    Elizabeth I Becomes Queen
  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Glorious Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

  • Period: Jan 1, 1559 to Jan 1, 1578

    Dutch Revolt

  • Jan 1, 1564

    John Calvin dies

    Lived from 1509-1564. Spread Reformation to France - Followers are called Huguenots.
  • James I of England takes throne

    James I of England takes throne
    Begins Stuart Dynasty
    - Divine Right of Kings
  • Francis Bacon writes 'Novem Organum'

  • Protestant Union Created

  • Catholic League Created

  • Period: to

    30 Years War

  • Period: to

    Bohemian Revolt

    ~ Defenestrationo f Prague (King pushed out window- falls 63 ft into manure pile - lives)
    ~ Catholic Victory
  • Period: to

    Danish Intervention

    Pope Christian IV - Catholic Victory
  • Charles I of England takes throne

    Charles I of England takes throne
  • Petition of Rights

  • Period: to

    Swedish Intervention

  • Period: to

    French Intervention

    Religious wars turn fully into secular wars. Ends with Peace of Westphalia
  • Scottish Rebellion

    Scottish Rebellion
  • Period: to

    British Civil War

  • Peace of Westphalia

  • Charles I beheaded

  • Period: to

    English Commonwealth

  • Period: to

    Cromwellian Protectorate

  • English Restoration

  • Period: to

    Reign of Charles II

  • Treaty of Dover

  • Declaration of Indulgence

  • James III Born

    • Catholic Dynasty threatened
  • Glorious Revolution

  • James Watt invents Steam Coal Engine

  • First Steam Powered Factory

  • First Public Railroad

  • First Modern Locomotive

    First Modern Locomotive
  • Corn Laws in Britain

  • Peterloo Massacre in Britain

  • Parma and Modena - Austria

  • Reform Bill - Britain

  • Bessemer Steel Process

  • Unification of Italy

    Unification of Italy
    • Guiseppe Garibaldi
  • German Unification

  • Start of World War I

    Start of World War I