Renaissance timeline

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  • 1265

    Dante

    Dante was a famous Italian philosopher and writer who is best known for divine comedy
  • 1346

    The black death

    The black death was a very dangerous plague that killed 75-200 million people and half the population, started in 1346-1353
  • 1500

    Famous Authors

    Many famous Authors in the Renaissance were Dante(1265-1321) Machiavelli(1469-1527) and the most famous is Shakespeare(1564-1616)
  • 1505

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther was a monk in the Catholic church that wrote the 95 thesis and was later excommunicated from the church.
  • 1509

    Splits in religion (John Calvin)

    John Calvin converted to a protestant at age 25, because he believed that the Catholics had fallen far from the original owner.
  • 1509

    Henry VIII

    King Henry wanted a male heir so he had a few wife's but never got a son, he made the act of supremacy 1534 and died in 1547
  • 1534

    Counter reformation

    Pope Paul the second, realized that Protestantism needed to be countered, made the council of Trent in 1545
  • 1534

    The act of supremacy

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