Luke and Terrys Renaissance Timeline

Dante writes Divine Comedy

Jan 1, 1310

Information on this epic poemThe Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature.

Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

Jan 1, 1350

Information onm The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century.

Donatello creates his statue of St. George

Jan 1, 1415

Information about DonatelloDonato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, also known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for his work in bas-relief, a form of shallow relief sculpture that, in Donatello's case, incorporated significant 15th century developments in perspectival illusionism

Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

Jan 1, 1434

Information on the portrait The Arnolfini Portrait is an oil painting on oak panel dated 1434 by the Early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck. It is also known as The Arnolfini Wedding, The Arnolfini Marriage, The Arnolfini Double Portrait or the Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife

The Last Visconti ruler of Milan dies.

Aug 13, 1447

Visconti family historyWhen this happened Francesco Sforza conqured the city and became the new duke. They worked to build a strong centralized state

Charles VIII of France invades Naples

Aug 13, 1450

History on Charles VIIIIn1494 Charles VIII led his army of 33,000 men in to the city of Naples in to Italy. The Spanish helped the city by sending soldiers to help fight. For the next 30 years Italy was like a battleground

Leonardo da Vinci paint the Mona Lisa

Jan 1, 1505

The Mona Lisa Among the works created by Leonardo in the 16th century is the small portrait known as the Mona Lisa or "la Gioconda", the laughing one. In the present era it is arguably the most famous painting in the world.

Erasmus writes his satire The Prasie Folly

Jan 1, 1509

In Praise of Folly sometimes translated as In Praise of More, is an essay written in 1509 by Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam and first printed in 1511. The essay was inspired by De Triumpho Stultitiae, written by Italian humanist Faustino Perisauli.

Machiavelli writes The Prince

Dec 13, 1513

The Prince This book inspired by Cesare Borgia, who conquered centreal Italy and set up a state Niccolo'. He wrote it for a short work on political power.

Martin Luther presents the Nitety-five Theses

Jan 1, 1517

The 95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. The disputation protests against clerical abuses, especially the sale of indulgences.

The Church excommunicates

Jan 1, 1521

Excommunication of LutherMartin Luther (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation.[1] He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517.

Invading armies sack Rome

May 6, 1527

Information about the sack or Rome The Sack of Rome on 6 May 1527 was a military event carried out by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in Rome, then part of the Papal States. It marked a crucial imperial victory in the conflict between Charles and the League of Cognac (1526–1529) — the alliance of France, Milan, Venice, Florence and the Papacy.

Castiglione writes the book The Book of the Courtier

Jan 1, 1528

Information about The Book of the CourtierThe Book of the Courtier (Italian: Il Cortegiano) is a courtesy book. It was written by Baldassare Castiglione over the course of many years, beginning in 1508, and published in 1528 by the Aldine Press just before his death. It addresses the constitution of a perfect courtier, and in its last installment, a perfect lady.

War beteewn the Protestants and Catholic states In Swizerland

Jan 1, 1531

Information about this topicThe Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate (Mark Reust) and population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich and spread to several other cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy.

The act of Supremancy is passed in England

Jan 1, 1534

Information The Act of Supremacy of November 1534 (26 Hen. 8 c. 1) was an Act of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII declaring that he was "the only supreme head on earth of the Church in England" and that the English crown shall enjoy "all honours, dignities, preeminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities to the said dignity."

The Society of Jesuse becomes a religious order

Jan 1, 1540

InformationThe Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J., SJ, or SI) is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "The Company," this being a reference to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and the members' willingness to go anywhere in the world and live in extreme conditions.

The Council of Trent is formed

Jan 1, 1545

Information The Council of Trent was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. It is considered to be one of the Church's most important councils. It convened in Trent in twenty-five sessions for three periods.

MAry Tudor, "Bloody Mary" becomes Queen of England

Jan 1, 1553

Information abot her lifeMary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was Queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Henry VIII and only surviving child of Catherine of Aragon.

the Peace of Augsburg divides Germany

Jan 1, 1555

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Druck_Augsburger_Reichsfrieden.jpg](infommation)The Peace of Augsburg, also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, on September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg, now in present-day Bavaria, Germany.