Renaissance Timeline

  • Period: 1265 to 1321

    Life of Dante

    Dante is an Italian Author. Dante was best known for The Divine Comedy. Dante was and Italian Philosopher and Writer
  • Period: 1346 to 1353

    Black Death

    The black death killed 75-200 people. The black death was spread by fleas on rats. Rats would go into peoples houses and into their beds and the fleas would spread into the house. It took 200 years to repopulate Europe
  • Period: 1469 to 1527

    Machiavelli's life

    He is an Italian Philosopher and political writer. He is best known for The Prince.
  • Period: 1490 to 1547

    Henry The 8th

    Henry the eighth wanted to have a male heir. Henry only had a daughter. His daughter eventually represented the fictional character bloody Mary. Because she killed Protestants which gave her the name Bloody Mary.
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    The doctrine of the act of supremacy was very close to Catholicism. This is the head church of England
  • Period: 1534 to 1549

    Pope Paul lll

    Pope Paul realized that protestantism needed to be countered.
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of the Trent

    Look at doctrine and the practices and then try to clarify it.
  • Period: 1564 to

    Shakespear's Life

    Shakespear wrote English plays. His plays are really famous to this day. Students still study his plays. There are festivals where people perform his plays. To say Shakespear is famous would be an understatement