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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
Johannes Gutenburg created the first printing press. This was a great technological advancement. It had a great effect on the Protestant reformation. -
May 28, 1453
The fall of Constantinople
After a 1,129 year rein the empire falls due to attacks from the Byzantium army. -
Jan 1, 1476
Sheet music
Sheet music began to be printed. -
Jan 1, 1478
Spanish inquisition starts
Although the inquistion had been around since 1231, it only because a byword for terror and toture in 1478. This was when Dominican priest Tomás de Torquemada was appointed grand inquistor. -
Jan 1, 1500
Oil-glazing technique invented
Jan Van Eyck invented the oil-glazing technique. This was a great achievement in art. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther hung his 95 Theses
Martin Luther hung his 95 these on the door of the Castle church in Wittenburg. -
Jan 1, 1527
Sack of Rome
Destruction of Rome by a mercanary Landsknecht army of Hapsburg Spanish King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. -
Jan 1, 1545
The Counter-Reformation
At the council of Trent the Catholic Church decides that the Reformation needs to stop. So they used Jesuits to expand the inquisition. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare was born
William Shakespear was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. He was baptized on April 26th, 1564. We like to believe that he was born on April 23rd, but no one is really sure. -
Death of Elizabeth 1
Queen Elizabeth 1 of England dies after 44 years of rule. King James IV of Scottland takes the throne.
