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Jan 1, 1440
Pringting Press invented
a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium such as paper or cloth, by transferring the ink. -
Period: Jan 1, 1440 to
Northern Renaissance
The term used to describe the Renaissance in northern Europe, or more broadly in Europe outside Italy. -
Apr 15, 1452
Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
Leanardo Da Vinci was born. His art helped bring life to the Northern Rennaissance -
Nov 16, 1469
Lorenzo de Medici takes power in Florence
Lorenzo de Medici, “The Magnificent”, takes power in Florence his rule is considered the high point of the Florentine Renaissance. -
Mar 6, 1475
Death of Michelangelo.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Dieds -
Sep 12, 1494
King Francis I
King Francis I takes power in France. Governing power over France pre-reformation -
Oct 26, 1517
Start of Reformation
Start of the Reformation, heavily influenced by Humanist thinking. Influenced Vastly by a monk named Martin Luther that thought the church was unjust -
May 2, 1519
Death of Leonardo de Vinci.
Death of Leonardo de Vinci. His art helped bring life to the Northern Rennaissance -
Jan 1, 1520
Süleyman
Süleyman “the Magnficent” takes power in the Ottoman Empire. -
Nov 17, 1547
Death of Henry VIII
Henry VIII was was the King of England from the twenty-first of April 1509 to his death. -
Nov 16, 1555
Peace between Protestants and Catholics
Peace of Augsburg brings legal co-existence of Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 1556
Philip II
Philip II takes power in Spain as Charles V renounce one's throne: -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I "Golden Age"
Elizabeth I succeeds to the throne in England: start of the English “Golden Age”. -
Oct 7, 1571
Battle of Lepanto.
when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours. -
Death of Queen Elizabeth I
Death of Queen Elizabeth I