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1095
Sale of Indulgences
One well-known method of exploitation in the middle ages was the selling of indulgences. where the person who was sinning would pay to have their sins taken away. -
1436
Printing Revolution
In 1436, work on a new invention called the printing press began. This was a machine that would make it easier for poeple to mass produce writtings. One fo the first books to be mass produced using this tool was the bible. The printing revolution, is when it became more widley used all around eourpe. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de’Medici
Was an Italian statesman and ruled Florence Italy. And was a powerful patron. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da vinci
A famous painter from the Renaissance. He was very interested in the human body, and he started apprenticing at the age 15. The Mona Lisa was his most famous painting. -
Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was mathematician and astronomer. HE thought that what many thought as the earth is at the center of the universe that it was actually the sun. And most thought he was crazy for believing this. But, it was the start of change in how the world was viewed, and he became part of the scientific revolution. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a professor of theology. He rejected many of the Catholic Churches ideas. One of the biggest ones he rejected was indulgences. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
Was a leader the English Reformation and the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I. He also was responsible for establishing the basic structures of the Church of England. -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
Henery VIII was the King of England from 1509 to 1547. He had 6 wives, who all died in strange ways. He had 3 wives named Cathrine , 2 named Anne and then one named Jane. Jane is often described as his favorite wife. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth the 1st was the queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603 until her death in 1603. She was the last of 5 monarchs of the House of Tudor. -
1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was held between 1545 and 1563. It was the council fo the Catholic church. This group was described as the embodiment of the Center-Reformation. -
1561
Scientific Method
The scientific method is something that has been used all the way back from the 17th century until now. It is a way to look at a scientific situation and go about ti in the correct way. It was invented by Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei. But the first to formalize it was Francis Bacon. -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Was an English philosopher and statesman, who is credited with coming up with the scientific method. -
1564
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. Some of his most well-known works are Romeo and Juliet and hamlet. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo was an Italian astronomer, who is often described as the 'father of observational astronomy". He is credited with the scientific method and called the father of modern science. -
Issac Newton
Was an English mathematician , physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution
