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Renaissance

  • Period: Jan 7, 1250 to

    Renaissance

  • Renaissance
    Jan 16, 1250

    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'.
  • Dante
    Jan 15, 1265

    Dante

    Early Renaissance. Poet. Died 1321.
  • Geoffery Chaucer
    Jan 15, 1343

    Geoffery Chaucer

    Early Renaissance. Father of English Literature. Died 1400.
  • Sandro Botticelli
    Jan 15, 1445

    Sandro Botticelli

    Early Renaissance. Italian painter. Died May 17, 1510
  • Printing Press
    Jan 15, 1450

    Printing Press

    Early Renaissance. Invented by Johannes Gutenburg.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Oct 31, 1450

    Christopher Columbus

    Early Renaisance. Discovered America. Died May 20, 1506.
  • Isabella of Spain*
    Apr 22, 1451

    Isabella of Spain*

    Early Renaissance. Queen of Castile and Leon. Died Nov. 26, 1504.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jan 15, 1460

    Vasco da Gama

    High Renaissance. Portuguese explorer. Died Dec. 23, 1524.
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus

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

    Michaelangelo

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

    Spanish Inquisition

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

    Raphael

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

    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.
  • Nostradamus*
    Dec 14, 1503

    Nostradamus*

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

    Bloody Mary

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

    Ivan the Terrible

    Late Renaissance. Grand Prince of Moscow. Died Mar. 28, 1584.
  • Elizabeth 1 of England
    Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth 1 of England

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

    Francis Drake

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

    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.
  • Cervantes
    Sep 29, 1547

    Cervantes

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

    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".