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1320
Dante writes Divine Comedy
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1387
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
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1389
The Medici family takes control of Florence
Medici family are bankers, which have lots of money, and ruled behind the scenes -
1415
Donatello creates his statue of St. George
Statue made of marble in honor of St. George the military hero in the crusades -
1420
Italian Renaissance
Time in European History, when art, and education is studied again after the Middle Ages -
1434
Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
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1447
Last Visconti Ruler of Milan
Filippo Maria Visconti was the last visconti ruler -
1455
Gutenberg prints Bible using movable type
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1477
Michelangelo paints the Sistine chapel
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1500
Christian humanism spreads in Northern Europe
teachings of Christianity -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
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1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
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1517
Martin Luther presents the 95 Theses
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1521
The Church excommunicates Martin Luther
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1527
Invading armies sack rome
Troops of Charles V -
1528
Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
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1531
War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
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1531
Henry VIII creates Church Of England
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1534
The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
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Aug 15, 1534
The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
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1545
The Council of Trent is formed
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1553
Mury Tudor, "Bloody Mary", becomes Queen of England
Killed non Catholics -
1555
The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
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1559
Charles VIII of France invades Naples
Charles VIII easily captured Italy
