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  • 467

    the Western Roman Empire

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire
  • 553

    The Byzantines

    The Byzantines culminate the conquest of Italy.
  • 632

    Death of Muhammad

    Death of Muhammad, Muslim armies conquered the Middle East, expansion of Islam.
  • 711

    Muslims across the Strait of Gibraltar

    Muslims across the Strait of Gibraltar and invade Spain. End of the Visigoth Kingdom and beginning of Arab rule in the peninsula.
  • 800

    Emperor of the West.

    Charlemagne is crowned Emperor of the West.
  • 814

    Death of Charlemagne.

  • 905

    Navarra

    Navarra becomes an independent kingdom.
  • 1081

    Henry IV attacks Italy.

  • 1105

    Henry IV of Germany

    Henry IV of Germany is overthrown.
  • 1202

    capital of the Byzantine Empire.

    Fourth crusade to reconquer the Holy Land, but its course changed, ending with the conquest and looting of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1312

    Henry VII

    Henry VII, first monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, crowned as Emperor since Frederick II Hohenstoufen.
  • 1400

    The beginning of the renaissance

  • 1419

    the Florence Cathedral.

    Architect Brunelleschi designs the dome for the Florence Cathedral.
  • 1434

    the city-state of Florence

    The Medici family becomes the head of the city-state of Florence
  • 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.
  • 1453

    Fall of the Byzantine Empire.

  • 1453

    The Ottoman Empire

    The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople, signaling an end to the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1469

    Lorenzo de Medici

    Lorenzo de Medici becomes head of the city-state of Florence. He is one of the great patrons of the arts.
  • 1485

    Henry VII

    Henry VII becomes king of England beginning the reign of the House of Tudor.
  • 1486

    Boticelli

    Boticelli completes the painting The Birth of Venus.
  • 1492

    Discovery of America.

  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas.
  • 1495

    High Renaissance

  • 1498

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama arrives in India after sailing around the southern tip of Africa from Portugal.
  • 1501

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo begins his work on the sculpture David.
  • 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
  • 1508

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo begins his painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
  • 1509

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII becomes king of England.
  • 1509

    Humanist author Erasmus

    Humanist author Erasmus writes Praise of Folly.
  • 1511

    Raphael

    Raphael paints his masterpiece The School of Athens.
  • 1516

    Sir Thomas

    Sir Thomas More publishes his work Utopia on political philosophy
  • 1517

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg. This signals the start of the Reformation.
  • 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    Ferdinand Magellan begins his voyage around the world.
  • 1527

    Mannerism

  • 1527

    Rome

    Rome is sacked by the troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
  • 1534

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII separates the Church of England from the Catholic Church of Rome so that he can divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.
  • 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England.

  • The Spanish Armada

    The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English navy.

  • William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare builds the Globe theatre. He will write many of his great plays over the next few years including Hamlet and Macbeth.

  • Jan 1 , 1600 Baroque peried starts!

    Start of Baroque Period

  • MAR 20, 1602 Establishment of the Dutch East India Company

    http://lorribrown.suite101.com/dutch-east-india-company-a51477The Dutch East India Company was established

  • MAR 24, 1603 Death of Queen Elizabeth I

    http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/death-of-queen-elizabeth-i.htm

  • MAY 14, 1607 Establishment of the Jamestown Settlement in North America

    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/300134/Jamestown-ColonyJamestown Settlement was established which was the first successful English settlement

  • Galileo

    Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter.

  • JAN 1, 1610 Louis XIII inherited the French Throne

    http://www.nndb.com/people/404/000086146/

  • The Thirty Years War begins.

  • JAN 1, 1618 The 30 years war started

    http://www.pipeline.com/~cwa/TYWHome.htm

  • JAN 1, 1620 Arrival of the Pilgrims

    http://www.pilgrimhall.org/arrival.htmThe pilgrims arrived in North America

  • MAR 27, 1625 Start of the reign of Charles I

    http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/charles1.htmThe reign of Charles I started

  • JAN 1, 1626 Professorship of music founded at Oxford University

    William Heather found the professorship of music at Oxford University

  • AUG 12, 1626 Italian Composer Giovanni Legranzi is borned

    Giovanni Legranzi was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late 17th century, and extremely influential on the development of late Baroque idioms across northern Italy.

  • JAN 1, 1626 Discovery of New York

    New York was discovered by the Dutch

  • AUG 12, 1626 Italian composer, Giovanni Legrenzi was born

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  • MAY 2, 1627 Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (Italian Composer) dies

    Italian Composer naved Lodovico Grossi da Viadana died

  • JAN 1, 1627 Heinrich Schütz performs Dafne, first German opera, libretto with Martin Opitz, given at Torgau

    First German opera was given at Torgau

  • MAR 15, 1628 John Bull (English composer) dies

    English composer named John Bull died

  • FEB 22, 1630 First female singers sing ~!

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  • FEB 22, 1630 First female singers sing ~!

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  • AUG 12, 1633 Jacopo Peri (Italian Composer) dies

    Jacopo Peri wrote the first opera piece "Dafne" and he is often called inventor of opera. He also invented recitatives

  • JAN 1, 1635 "Fiori musicali di toccate" was made by composer named "Frescobaldi"

    This piece influenced "J.S Bach"

  • JAN 1, 1637 First public opera house called "Teatro San Cassiano" openned in Venice

    http://wn.com/Teatro_San_Cassiano

  • FEB 12, 1637 "Chi soffre, speri", the first comic opera was performed

    This piece was composed by 2 Italian composers named "Virgilio Mazzocchi" and "Marco Marazzoli"

  • JAN 1, 1641 Start of the English civil war

    http://www.historyonthenet.com/Civil_War/civilwarmain.htmThe English civil war started

  • MAR 14, 1643 Reign of Louis XIV started

    http://www.louis-xiv.de/index.php?id=31

  • MAR 14, 1643 Reign of Louis XIV started

    http://www.louis-xiv.de/index.php?id=31

  • JAN 1, 1645 Venetian opera company was called into Paris by Mazarin

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  • JAN 1, 1645 Venetian opera company was called into Paris by Mazarin

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  • JAN 1, 1648 The 30 years were ended

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  • JAN 30, 1649 Reign of Charles II started

    On his 30th birthday, he was acclaimed as a new owner of the throne