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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The Rennaisance
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Oct 25, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt is a battle that was fought in northern France. It was fought with The French and the English. The English outnumbered 5 to 1 but the English won because of superior use of English and Welsh archers that annihilated the French to the death. In the dead were 3 Dukes, 9 Counts and 5000 Knights -
Jan 1, 1450
Printing Press Invented
Johannes Guttenberg made theprinting press this allowed the spread of knowledge and philosophy in Europe. This is important to the world because it enabled the power to be able to reproduce books and reports many times and make it available to common people -
Oct 31, 1451
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Colombus is one of the most famous explorers for he found America. He is actually from Spain and had to plead the king for a ship and crew. He actually started as an trader and learned many languages. I think this man changed the modern day because he found out about America and halped start a Great Nation -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist and cartographer he designed many things such as the tank and the parachute. One of his most famous works is the Mona Lisa a painting that is thought to show the beauty of women -
Mar 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
Machiavelli was born in Florence he was a diplomat historian Philosopher and writer. He was the diplomat of Florence and had very high connections with leaders and royalty. When he was forced into early retirement in 1512 he started writing a book called The Prince which was written to guide readers and how to become a great leader except people in the modern world took his ideas and misread them for death such as Hitler whose ideas were from Machiavelli. He has changed the world greatly. -
Jan 1, 1478
The Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was used to convert more people to catholic such as Jews and Muslims to convert or leave the country. -
Feb 24, 1500
Charles V, Holy Roman Empire
Charles The Fifth is most comonly known as the first King of Spain. Charles co-reigned with his mother and later succeding his grandfather as Holy Roman Emperor. He had a realm that spanned 400 million miles across Europe, The Far East and America. Most of his life was devoted to Fighting against The French King and his Heir in the Italian wars. -
Feb 24, 1525
The Battle of Pavia,
The Battle of Pavia was the creator of the Treaty of Madrid which stipulates that most of the French Land was given to
Charles the V. This battle and treaty provoked the Italian Wars and It was the French trying to take bake land that was rightfully theirs but to some avail they stopped fighting when Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis was writen. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. Some of his works include improvement of the telescope, his observations also supported Copernicus. He wrote a book that appeared to attack the pope and he was tried by the inquisition he was sentenced to house arrest and stayed their for teh rest of his life. -
Apr 26, 1564
WIlliam Shakespeare
Shakesoeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England. He was a Poet and a Playwright. He is often called Englands National Poet. He did most of his work between 1589-1613. He is mos well known for his comedies and histories such as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet.
