Renaissance

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  • Period: 1265 to 1321

    Dantes Life

    Dante was a famous Italian philosopher and writer. He is best known for his playwright of "The Divine Comedy"
  • Period: 1346 to 1353

    The Black Death

    The Black Death began in 1346 and ended 1353. The plague wiped out a little more than half of Europe's population.
  • 1400

    Medicis rule florence

    The famous wealthy merchants the Medicis ruled flournece in the 1400s. They made a lot of history in their wealth and rule.
  • Period: 1469 to 1527

    Machiavelli's Life

    Machiavelli was born 1469 and died 1527. He was a famous Italian philosopher and political writer. He is best known for "The Prince"
  • Period: 1490 to 1547

    Henry VIII

    Henry was born in 1490 and died in 1547. He was the king of England and is known for killing his wives. He wanted divorce but the pope would not annul so he would murder his wives to marry new ones in hope that the would bring him a male heir.
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    The new church is formed by king Henry.
  • Period: 1534 to 1549

    Pope Paul III

    Pope Paul served from 1534 to 1549. He realized that the Protestantism needed to be countered.
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent

    the emphasize on teaching the youth was huge. Instead of unifying the Christians it empathized the differences.
  • Period: 1564 to

    Shakespeare's Life

    Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. He was a very experienced playwright and is still famous to this day.