Renaissance

  • Geoffrey Chaucer
    Jul 12, 1389

    Geoffrey Chaucer

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

    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.
  • Council of Constance
    Apr 22, 1414

    Council of Constance

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

    Joan of Arc

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

    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.
  • birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    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.
  • Leanardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    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.
  • Fall of Constantinople
    Apr 5, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

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

    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.
  • reign of Ivan III
    Jan 15, 1462

    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"
  • Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
    Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

    Michelangelocommonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer.
  • Vasco da Gama reaches  india
    Jul 8, 1497

    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.