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1202
Transmission of Greek text
Opens the door to learning and discovery. -
1449
Birth of Lorenzo de Medici
the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. -
1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
It marked the start of the "Gutenberg Revolution" and the age of the printed book in the West. -
1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
Michelangelo decided to go against the current and portray his David BEFORE the battle. You can see in his face the concentration of him thinking how he’s going to do it, the rock hidden inside his right palm. -
1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. -
1529
Thomas More writes Utopia
was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist -
1534
King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
came under the authority of the Pope. However, in 1534 King Henry VIII declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
published just before his death, placed the sun at the center of the universe and argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets. -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn -
Galileo invents a thermometer
the thermometer described in this article was not invented by him
