The Legacy of Renaissence timeline

1305

Giotto completes his work on the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua.
1308

Dante writes his epic poem the Divine Comedy.
1341

The first great humanist, Petrarch, is named the poet laureate of Rome.
1419

Architect Brunelleschi designs the dome for the Florence Cathedral.
1434

The Medici family becomes the head of the city-state of Florence.
1450

Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.
1453

The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople, signaling an end to the Byzantine Empire.
1469

Lorenzo de Medici becomes head of the city-state of Florence. He is one of the great patrons of the arts.
1485

Henry VII becomes king of England beginning the reign of the House of Tudor.
1486

Boticelli completes the painting The Birth of Venus.
1492

Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas.
1495

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Last Supper.
1498

Vasco da Gama arrives in India after sailing around the southern tip of Africa from Portugal.
1501

Michelangelo begins his work on the sculpture David.
1503

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.
1508

Michelangelo begins his painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
1509

Henry VIII becomes king of England.
1509

Humanist author Erasmus writes Praise of Folly.
1511

Raphael paints his masterpiece The School of Athens.
1516

Sir Thomas More publishes his work Utopia on political philosophy.
1517

Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg. This signals the start of the Reformation.
1519

Ferdinand Magellan begins his voyage around the world.
1527

Rome is sacked by the troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
1534

Henry VIII separates the Church of England from the Catholic Church of Rome so that he can divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.
1558

Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England.
1588

The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English navy.
1599

William Shakespeare builds the Globe theatre. He will write many of his great plays over the next few years including Hamlet and Macbeth.
1610

Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter.
1618

The Thirty Years War begins.

Giotto completes his work on the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua.

Dante writes his epic poem the Divine Comedy.

The first great humanist, Petrarch, is named the poet laureate of Rome.

Architect Brunelleschi designs the dome for the Florence Cathedral.

The Medici family becomes the head of the city-state of Florence.

Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.

The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Constantinople, signaling an end to the Byzantine Empire.

Lorenzo de Medici becomes head of the city-state of Florence. He is one of the great patrons of the arts.

Henry VII becomes king of England beginning the reign of the House of Tudor.

Boticelli completes the painting The Birth of Venus.

Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas.

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Last Supper.

Vasco da Gama arrives in India after sailing around the southern tip of Africa from Portugal.

Michelangelo begins his work on the sculpture David.

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa.

Michelangelo begins his painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Henry VIII becomes king of England.

Humanist author Erasmus writes Praise of Folly.

Raphael paints his masterpiece The School of Athens.

Sir Thomas More publishes his work Utopia on political philosophy.

Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg. This signals the start of the Reformation.

Ferdinand Magellan begins his voyage around the world.

Rome is sacked by the troops of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Henry VIII separates the Church of England from the Catholic Church of Rome so that he can divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England.

The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English navy.

William Shakespeare builds the Globe theatre. He will write many of his great plays over the next few years including Hamlet and Macbeth.

Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter.

The Thirty Years War begins.