Renaissance Timeline

Inquisition

Nov 11, 1184

The Inquisition was a court established by the Catholic Church in the 13th century. This was used to try cases of heresy and other offenses against the church.

Petrarch

Jul 20, 1304

Petrarch was born in July 20th, 1304. Petrarch is commonly known for his canzoniere which is a collection of poems. Petrarch wrote all of his poems about a girl named Laura who he could never be with.

Johan Gutenberg

Jun 24, 1395

Gutenberg is a German inventor and craftsman. Johan Gutenberg is most commonly known for inventing the printing press. He used this in 1455 to print the Gutenberg Bible.

Perspective

Nov 11, 1400

Perspective is the art of drawing solid objects on a 2d surface. Filippo Brunelleschi started doing this for his art around the 1400s

The printing revolution

Nov 11, 1436

The printing revolution was an event that still is important today. The printing press was created by Gutenberg. The printing press was used to translate the Bible and other things like helping people learn to read.

Lorenzo de `Medici

Jan 1, 1449

Medici helped support artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli. Medici was a Diplomat, politician and patron of poets ,Artists, and Scholars. Medici was also a skilled banker.

Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 15, 1452

Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most known artists of all time. He is most well known for painting the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper painting. Da'Vinci was also an engineer who created the flying machine, parachute, and the revolving bridge.

Michelangelo

Mar 6, 1475

Michelangelo is also a very famous artist. Although Michelangelo thought of himself more as a sculptor, he painted the Frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Thomas More

Feb 7, 1478

Thomas More was recognized for his great intelligence/wisdom. More earned King Henry VIII's favor until 1529. Thomas More was also a saint in the catholic church.

Raphael

Apr 6, 1483

Raphael was a very famous author. And still is to this day. Some of his most known paintings are Madonna in the Meadow, School of Athens, and Sistine Madonna.

Martin Luther

Nov 10, 1483

Luther was very well known for creating Lutheranism. Luther was a pastor, theologian, and church reformer. He disagreed with the way churches taught about religion, so he created his own.

Thomas Cranmer

Jul 2, 1489

Thomas Cranmer is as one of the architects of Anglicanism. He helped create the Church of England which is still in use today.

Henry VIII

Jun 28, 1491

Henry was a pimp during his time. For some reason he is most remembered for having six wives and having a huge appetite. Out of all six, only one of the wives survived because he killed the rest.

Humanism

Jan 11, 1500

Humanism is the outlook of thought that states that human matters are more important than supernatural matters. Francesco Petrarca founded this term.

Elizabeth I

Sep 7, 1533

Elizabeth was sent to the throne because her half sister had died. Elizabeth was very intelligent; being able to learn 5 languages fluently. She rained for 45 years and was considered one of the most glorious in English history.

Heliocentric theory

Nov 11, 1543

The heliocentric theory is a theory that states the sun is in the middle of the universe. This theory also states every other planet revolves around the sun.

William Shakespeare.

Apr 26, 1564

Shakespeare is one of the most famous people of the renaissance because of his playwriting and poetry. Shakespeare's most famous poem is Sonnet 18. He also has created 37 plays that are still performed today.

Scientific method

Nov 11, 1620

The scientific method is relying on observations to make conclusions. Francis Bacon invented this idea during the renaissance. This method is still being used today by every scientist to further their knowledge.