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Apr 6, 1341
The start of the Renaisance
Many historians cite this date as the beginning of the Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1401
Ghiberti wins!!
Ghiberti is commissioned and takes 28 years to sculpt the bronze doors of the Florentine church. The doors remain one of the most valued treasures of the Renaissance -
Jan 1, 1420
The papacy Returnes
The Papacy, having been located in Avignon since 1305, returns to Rome, bringing with it the prestige and wealth necessary to rebuild the city. -
Jan 1, 1423
Francesco Fosari Becomes Doge of Venice
Fosari assumes the position of doge and attempts to usurp great political power, to the distaste of the Great Council, Venice's oligarchic ruling body, which asserts its power over the doge and torments him until his resignation. -
Jan 1, 1429
Cosimo de Medici Takes Over his Father's Business
Cosimo de Medici becomes head of the bank after his father dies, using his economic power to consolidate political power. Within five years he runs the city without question. -
Jan 1, 1447
Pope Nicholas V Ascends to the Throne
Pope Nicholas V takes the first steps toward turning Rome into a Renaissance city, undertaking many construction projects and strongly encouraging the arts. -
Jan 1, 1450
Francesco Sforza Seizes Control of Milan
After a short experiment with republican government, Milan returns to monarchy when Francesco Sforza takes control of the city. His most prominent successor is Ludovico Sforza. -
Jan 1, 1453
Constantinople Falls
The center of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks, provoking an exodus of Greek people and works of art and literature into the Italian city-states. -
Jan 1, 1454
Johann Gutenberg Prints the Gutenberg Bible
Gutenberg is credited with the invention of the printing press in Europe, and ushers in the age of printed books, making literature more accessible to all Europeans. -
Jan 1, 1464
Lorenzo de Medici Ascends to Power in Florence
After Cosimo's death in 1464, his son Piero rules until his death in 1469, when power falls into the hands of Lorenzo, who rules until 1491, raising Florence to its greatest heights of the Renaissance. -
Jan 14, 1492
Crhistopher Colombus
Christopher Columbus sailed further west into the Atlantic Ocean and discovered islands that he thought were close to Asia. -
Jan 1, 1493
Crhistopeher Returnes
Christopher reports back from his first voyage -
May 20, 1506
The Death of Christopher Columbus
Crhistopher dies -
Apr 21, 1509
Henery Becomes king
Henery the 8th becomes king -
Feb 18, 1516
Queen Mary
Queen Marry gets the thrown -
Jan 1, 1520
Martin Pulishes a book
In 1520, Saint Martin Luther published a book entitled On The Babylonian Captivity of the Church -
Oct 31, 1527
The start of Reformation
The Protestant Reformation, often referred to simply as the Reformation, was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli and other early Protestant Reformers in the 16th century Europe. -
Jan 1, 1534
KIng Henery Leaves
He Broke from Rome -
Feb 18, 1546
The Death of Martin luther
Martin Luther dies -
May 27, 1564
The death of John Calvin
John Calvin dies
