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Renaissance

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  • Period: Jan 7, 1250 to

    Renaissance

  • Jan 16, 1250

    Renaissance

    Renaissance
    The Renaissance lasted from the 14th century to the 17thcentury, approximately. It started in Italy, moving all over Europe. When paper was invented, along with the printing press, it spread ideas all across Europe. In short, the Renaissance 'brought by the Classics'.
  • Jan 15, 1265

    Dante

    Dante
    Early Renaissance. Poet. Died 1321.
  • Jan 15, 1343

    Geoffery Chaucer

    Geoffery Chaucer
    Early Renaissance. Father of English Literature. Died 1400.
  • Jan 15, 1445

    Sandro Botticelli

    Sandro Botticelli
    Early Renaissance. Italian painter. Died May 17, 1510
  • Jan 15, 1450

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    Early Renaissance. Invented by Johannes Gutenburg.
  • Oct 31, 1450

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Early Renaisance. Discovered America. Died May 20, 1506.
  • Apr 22, 1451

    Isabella of Spain*

    Isabella of Spain*
    Early Renaissance. Queen of Castile and Leon. Died Nov. 26, 1504.
  • Jan 15, 1460

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    High Renaissance. Portuguese explorer. Died Dec. 23, 1524.
  • Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus
    High Renaissance. Mathematician and astronomer. Died May 24, 1543.
  • Mar 6, 1475

    Michaelangelo

    Michaelangelo
    High Renaissance. Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer. Died Feb. 18, 1564
  • Jan 15, 1478

    Spanish Inquisition

    Spanish Inquisition
    Early Renaissance. Intended to maintain Catholic belief in the kingdom.
  • Mar 28, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael
    High Renaissance. Italian painter and architect. Died April 6, 1520.
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    High Renaissance. German monk, former Catholic priest, professor of theology and seminal figure of a reform movement in 16th century Christianity. (Wikipedia) Died Feb. 18, 1546.
  • Dec 14, 1503

    Nostradamus*

    Nostradamus*
    High Renaissance. French apothecary and reputed seer. Died July 2, 1566
  • Feb 18, 1516

    Bloody Mary

    Bloody Mary
    Late Renaissance. Queen of England and Ireland July 1553 until her death. Died Nov. 17, 1558.
  • Aug 25, 1530

    Ivan the Terrible

    Ivan the Terrible
    Late Renaissance. Grand Prince of Moscow. Died Mar. 28, 1584.
  • Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth 1 of England

    Elizabeth 1 of England
    Late Renaissance. Queen of England Nov. 17 1558, until her death. Died Mar. 24 1603.
  • Jan 15, 1540

    Francis Drake

    Francis Drake
    Late Renaissance. English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. (Wikipedia). Died Jan. 27, 1596.
  • Dec 8, 1542

    Mary, Queen of Scots*

    Mary, Queen of Scots*
    Late Renaissance. Lived most of her life in the French court to prepare her for being married to the french prince. Died Feb. 8, 1587.
  • Sep 29, 1547

    Cervantes

    Cervantes
    Late Renaissance. Spanish novelist, poet, playwright. Died April 22, 1616.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    Late Renaissance. Greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Died April 23, 1616.

  • Spanish Armada

    Spanish Armada
    Late Renaissance. "Great and Most Fortunate Navy".