Renaissance

By Connor123
  • Jul 12, 1389

    Geoffrey Chaucer

    Geoffrey Chaucer
    Geoffrey ChaucerAlthough he wrote many works, he is best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales.
  • Mar 25, 1409

    Council of Pisa

    Council of Pisa
    Council of PisaThe Council of Pisa was an unrecognized conference of the Roman Catholic Church held in 1409 that attempted to end the Western Schism.
  • Apr 22, 1414

    Council of Constance

    Council of Constance
    Council of ConstanceThe Council of Constance is the 16th council recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, held from 1414 to 1418.
  • May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc
    Joan of ArcJoan of Arc was a peasent girl who lived in france that led the French army to many victories.
  • Jun 29, 1440

    Casimir IV of Poland unites Polish kingdom

    Casimir IV of Poland unites Polish kingdom
    Casimir IV JagiellonCasimir was Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1440, and King of Poland from 1447, until his death.
  • Jan 1, 1449

    birth of Lorenzo de' Medici

    birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
    <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de'_Medici' >Lorenzo de' Medici an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance.
  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leanardo da Vinci

    Leanardo da Vinci
    <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci' >Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist, musician and writer.
  • Apr 5, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople
    Constantinople Constantinople was the imperial capital of Rome.
  • May 12, 1453

    War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    The Wars of the Roses were a series of bloody dynastic civil wars between supporters of the rival houses of Lancaster and York, for the throne of England.
  • Jan 15, 1462

    reign of Ivan III

    reign of Ivan III
    Ivan III of Russiaalso known as Ivan the Great, was a Grand Prince of Moscow and "Grand Prince of all Russia"
  • Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
    Michelangelocommonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer.
  • Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco da Gama reaches india

    Vasco da Gama reaches india
    Vasco da GamaVasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the European Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.