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Dec 8, 1310
Dante writes the divine comedy
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Dec 8, 1390
chaucer writes the canterbury tales
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Dec 8, 1415
donatello creates his statue of St.George
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Dec 8, 1434
jan van eyck paints the arnolfini portrait
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Dec 8, 1447
Last visconti ruler of milan dies
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Dec 8, 1494
Charles VII of france invades naples
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Dec 8, 1505
leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa
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Dec 8, 1509
erasmus writes his satire the praise of folly
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Dec 8, 1513
Machiavelli writes the prince
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Dec 8, 1517
Martin luther presents the ninety-five theses
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Dec 8, 1521
The church excommunicates luther
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Dec 8, 1527
invading armies sack rome
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Dec 8, 1528
Castiglione writes the book of the courtier
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Dec 8, 1531
war between the protestant and cathloic states in switzerland
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Dec 8, 1534
the act of supremacy is passed in england
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Dec 8, 1540
the society of jesus becomes a religous order
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Dec 8, 1545
the council of trent is formed
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Dec 8, 1553
mary tudor "bloody mary" becomes queen of england
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Dec 8, 1555
The peace of augsburg divides germany
