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Period: 1926 BCE to 1970 BCE
Queen Elizabeth’s Reign
Elizabeth was queen of england and ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called her virgin queen. Elizabeth was the last monarch of the house of tudor. -
Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades
It is a Holy War. It was a war between Christians and Muslims. Took place in the medieval period. Eight major crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291. -
1300
Renaissance
The French word for "Rebirth". Period from the 14th and 17th Century. it started as a culture movement in Italy in the lat -
Period: Nov 7, 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years War
A war fought between England and France. It was 116 years long. Split the war into 3 main periods. A lot of people lived their entire lives while the war was going on. -
1346
Black death
The black death was not a disease of the black rat transmitted to humans by fleas. Not only textbooks but serious monographs on the black death. Its successive waves of plague into the early 19th century in Europe go on about rats and fleas. -
1431
Joan of Arc burned at the stake
In modern times some doctors and scholars have "diagnosed" Joan of Arc with disorders ranging from epilepsy to schizophrenia. While commander of the French army Joan of arc didn't participate in active combat. Joan of Arc had a famously volatile temper. -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg Printing Press
Used moveable metal letters. Made printed materials affordable. The first thing he published was the bible. Bible was cheap. He inspired exploration and the reformation. -
Nov 1, 1478
Start of the Spanish inquisition
Ferdinand and Isabella chose Catholicism to unite Spain and in 1478 asked permission of the pope to begin the spanish inquisition to purify the people of spain. They begun by driving out Jews. In 1483 tomas de torguemada became the inquisitor general for most of spain. -
Period: 1491 to 1547
King Henry VIII Reign
Henry was King of england from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second Tudor monarch, succeeding his father. -
1492
Christopher columbus lands in the new world
Columbus set sail from Palos Spain with three small ships. On october 12 the expedition sighted land probably wailing island in the Bahamas and went ashore the same day claiming it for spain. -
1503
Mona Lisa Completed
Considered by many to the most famous painting in the world. It was painted by the Italian artist Leanardo da Vinci, in approxmentaly 1503 to 1506 although some estimate he continued to work on the painting until 1517. -
1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512. Cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. The ceiling is that of the Sistine Chapel. The large chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope. -
1517
Martin Luther 95 theses
Acting on this belief he wrote the "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" also known as "The 95 theses". A list of questions and propositions for debate. Popular legend has it that on October 31, 1517. -
1521
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
The Spanish campaign declared victorious on august 12, 1521. When a coalition army of spanish forces and native tlacalan warriors led by cortez. The younger captured the emperor the capital of the aztec empire. -
Period: 1530 to
Ivan the terribles Reign
ivan the Terrible, or Ivan IV, was the first tsar of all Russia. During his reign (1533-1584), Ivan acquired vast amounts of land through ruthless means, creating a centrally controlled government. -
1532
The Prince
Machiavelli did gain power in Florence but when the leadership of Florence changed he lost his political influence -
Period: 1543 to 1563
Counter Reformation
There was little significant papel reaction to the Protestants. To demands for reform from within. The Roman Catholic Church before mid century. Pope Paul III is considered to be the first pope of counter reformation. -
1555
Peace of Augsburg
temporary settlement within the Holy Roman Empire of the religious conflict arising from the Reformation. Each prince was to determine whether Lutheranism or Roman Catholicism was to prevail in his lands -
Spanish Armada
Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from la corn in august 1588, under the command of the duke of medina sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from flanders to invade england. -
Edict of nantes
french royal decree establishing toleration for Huguenots (Protestants). It granted freedom of worship and legal equality for Huguenots within limits, and ended the Wars of Religion. The Edict was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, causing many Huguenots to emigrate. -
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Slave trades
The atlantic slave trade involved the transportation by slave traders of enslaved african people mainly from africa to the americans and then their sale there. the slave trade used mainly the triangular rate route and its middle passage and existed first he 16th to the 19th centuries. -
William Shakespeare death
Shakespeare was a wealthy and well known man. On 23 of April 1616 his 52nd birthday he died. He was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford the same place he was baptized. -
Petition of rights
the petition of right of 1628 is one of englands most famous constitutional documents. it was written by parliament as an objection to ab overreach if authority by kind charles. -
King charles the first executed
was monarch of the three kingdoms of england scotland and ireland from 27 of march 1625 until his execution in 1649.
