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1415
Gold and fortune
After fighting in a civil war in Northern Africa, Prince Henry brought back tons of gold and fortune -
1420
In Exile
Gutenburg is put into exile -
1439
Confidential production project
Gutenburg is involved in a confidential production project -
1455
First book printed
Gutenburg created the first book ever printed in Europe from movable type, it was the "Forty-Two-Line" Bible. -
1476
Accused of Sodomy
Leonardo is accused of sodomy and then he is publicly humiliated. -
1492
Erasmus was in poverty
Poverty forced Erasmus into monastery life and he was made into a Catholic priest -
1492
Reached America
Christopher Columbus and his crew made landfall. They thought they had reached Asia, but they were wrong; they had reached America. -
1498
The Last Supper
Leonardo painted the Last Supper. -
1503
Mona Lisa
Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa -
1504
The David
Michelangelo completed The David -
1504
Haiti
Hernan Cortez decided to sail to the New World. He sailed to what is now Haiti. -
1512
Sistine chapel
Michelangelo finished the Sistine chapel. -
1519
Gresham's law
Nicolaus Copernicus formulated an economics principle and was later called Gresham’s law. -
1521
Excommunicated
Martin Luther is excommunicated -
1521
Philiphines
Ferdinand Magellan discovers the Philippines -
1521
Aztec Empire
With Montezuma dead, Cortes took over the Aztec's capital city. It was the end of the Aztec Empire. -
1523
Erasmus condemned Luther's methods
Though Erasmus supported Protestant ideals, he was against the radicalism of some of its leaders, and, in 1523, he disapproved Luther's methods in De libero arbitrio. -
1524
Spiritual Exercises
'Spiritual Exercises' authored by Ignatious Loyola -
1531
Head of the Church
Henry VIII became head of the Church in England and Wales as far as the word of God Allows. -
1532
First work
John Calvin published his first work -
1546
Chief Architect
Michelangelo got chosen to be the chief architect at St Peter's and the Farnese Palace. -
1558
Queen Mary I dies
Queen Mary I dies and Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth I -
1567
Drake Escapes
Drake sails with John Hawkins to the New World where they are trapped by Spanish fleet that attacks and kills 500 Englishmen. Drake escapes on the Judith -
1570
Excommunication
Elizabeth is excommunicated from the Catholic Church by the Pope -
1570
Soldier
Miguel de Cervantes became a soldier and also fought in the battle of Lepanto -
1577
sails around the world
Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe on the Golden Hind. -
first piece
Miguel de Cervantes published his first piece of work called La Galatea -
theaters shut
London theaters are closed due to an outbreak of bubonic plague that kills about five percent of the city's residents. Shakespeare uses the break to write poetry. -
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theater is built. -
Hamlet
William Shakespeare writes Hamlet. -
bachelor degree
Thomas Hobbes got his bachelor degree of Thucydides. -
Astronomia Nova
Johannes Kepler published the Astronomia Nova. -
Heliocentric banned
Heliocentric books were banned and Galileo was told to hold back teaching, or defending Heliocentric. -
Monarch
Charles I was named monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland until death. -
Election
Oliver Cromwell was elected to Parliament -
King
Charles II was proclaimed by the Parliament Of Scotland as king on February 5th. -
Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell served as the Lord Protector of Commonwealth for England, Scotland and Ireland. -
Ruler
Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7th of May until death. -
Book
Isaac Newton's book Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica was published. -
returns
John Locke returns to England on November 5th. -
Glorious Revolution
The English Parliament offered William and Mary the throne as joint monarchs, which is known as the Glorious Revolution. -
Lettres Persanes
Baron de Montesquie surprised close friends by publishing his Lettres Persanes. -
Table of Ranks
Peter the Great introduced the system of Table of Ranks. -
discourse of the arts and sciences
Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote “Discourse of the Arts and Sciences.” -
candide
Voltaire writes his most famous philosophical tale, Candide. -
Command
Napoleon Bonaparte is given the command of the French army of Italy -
The beginning of the French Revolution
The French Revolution began -
Executed
Louis XVI was executed by Guillotine for treason -
national hero
Jean Jacques Rousseau was a national hero in the Pantheon in Paris. -
Battle of Lodi
Napoleon Bonaparte wins the battle of Lodi on May 10th -
Battle of Rivoli
Napoleon Bonaparte wins the Battle of Rivoli -
The French Revolution ended
The French Revolution ended in this year, it lasted 10 years. -
art
Eugene Delacroix returned to Paris with new ideas for his art.