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Jan 1, 1500
Madonna and Child
Michelangelo begins work on the Modonna and Child sculpture. -
Jan 1, 1503
Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa. -
May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Colombus dies in Spain. -
Jan 1, 1508
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henry VIII
Henry VIII assumes the throne of England. -
Oct 31, 1517
The Reformation Begins
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenburg Church. -
Jun 28, 1519
Charles V
Charles V becomes Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Aug 10, 1519
Circumnavigation
Ferdinand Magellan leaves Spain to begin the first circumnavigation of the world. -
Apr 18, 1521
Diet of Worms
Martin Luther refuses to recant his critique of the Catholic Church and Charles V declares him a heretic. -
Jun 21, 1527
Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli dies in Italy. -
Jan 1, 1532
The Prince
The first printed version of The Prince is published five years after the author's, Machiavelli's, death. -
Jan 1, 1532
The Church of England
England splits from Roman Catholic Church; Henry VIII confiscates church property and establishes Church of England. -
Jul 6, 1535
Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More, an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist, is executed. -
May 19, 1536
Ann Boleyn
Ann Boleyn, married to Henry VIII, is executed after failing to produce a male heir. -
Jan 1, 1543
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes his book on the heleocentric theory shortly before his death on May 24, 1543. -
Jan 28, 1547
Edward VI
Edward VI ascends the throne, but dies after 6 years and 159 days. -
Jul 19, 1553
Mary I
Mary I becomes Queen of England. -
Jan 1, 1555
Marian Persecutions
Mary I, a catholic, persecutes hundreds of protestants during her reign. -
Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
It officially ended the religious struggle between Lutherans and the Holy Roman Catholic Church. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England. -
Jan 1, 1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre begins in France; Thousands of Calvinist Huguenots killed throughout France. -
Roanoke Island
English attempt to establish colony on Roanoke Island; All colonists disappear. -
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed. -
Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada defeated by English fleet; Spanish invasion of England fails due to battle and weather.
