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The Renaissance begins

Jan 1, 1350

The Renaissance brought in a whole new way of thinking for Europe. During the Renaissance, music, art, and dancing became very popular, and some very iconic paintings were created in this time. The name Renaissance meant rebirth. Humanism became very popular during the Renaissance. Humanism was the study of humans, in all forms.

Donatello

Jan 1, 1386

Donatello, the famous sculptor, was born in 1386. He was known for his life sized sculptures with their life like emotions. Donatello was good friends with the Medici family and his most famous sculpture was commissioned by Cosimo de’ Medici.

Joan of Arc

Jan 1, 1429

Joan of Arc was famous for leading the French against the English and winning in 1429, when she was only 18. Joan of Arc was the daughter of two poor tenant farmers, but she began to have odd visions telling her she would save France. She ended up leading the French to victory, but was burned on the stake, accused of heresy. Joan of Arc was made a Roman Catholic saint on May 16, 1920

Johannes Gutenberg creates the printing press

Jan 1, 1440

Johannes Gutenberg finished making his printing press in 1440. The printing press made a huge impact in making books available for everyone. Gutenberg's printing press made printing books and papers so much easier, and faster.

Josquin Des Prez

Jan 1, 1440

Josquin Des Prez was born in 1440 and was one of the greatest musicians of the Renaissance period. The music he composed was for singers, and the songs were mostly sacred and secular. Martin Luther was said to have been a fan of Josquin and called him "master of the notes".

Lorenzo de Medeici

Jan 1, 1469

In 1469, Lorenzo de Medici and his brother came into power and ruled Florence together. Lorenzo de Medici ruled Florence on his own when his brother died in 1478. Lorenzo was also known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. He influenced the Renaissance greatly with his love for music and art.

Desiderius Erasmus

Oct 27, 1469

Desiderius Erasmus was born in 1469. He was one of the greatest scholars during the Renaissance times and he was also a humanist. Erasmus was also a part of the Reformation and urged people to look for change.

Botticelli completes The Birth Of Venus

Jan 1, 1485

Botticelli completed his painting The Birth Of Venus in 1485. It took Botticelli a long time to finish his painting as he started it in 1482. It was the Medici family that first commissioned the painting, and it belonged to a cousin of Lorenzo de Medici.

Christopher Columbus

Jan 1, 1492

In 1492, Christopher Columbus the explorer found America. He was sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to find a shorter way to India, but instead found America. His ships were the Santa Maria, which he rode on, the Nina, and the Pinta.

Raphael

Jan 1, 1494

Raphael was a famous painter. In 1494, his father died when Raphael was 11 and he immediately took up his father's job as a painter for the Duke Urbino. This was the start of his career and soon, he was known as the best painter in his town. Raphael was best known for his many paintings of Madonna.

Leonardo Da Vinci paints The Last Supper

Jan 1, 1498

Leonardo Da Vinci finished his famous painting, The Last Supper, in 1498. The Last Supper was the number one most recreated religious painting that has ever been made. The scene of The Last Supper had been painted before, but the reason why Da Vinci's was the most famous was because the scene showed people acting more like real people. It also has amazing perspective, because everything seems to be pointing to Christ.

Michelangelo starts painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Jan 1, 1508

Michelangelo began painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in 1508. It was Pope Julius II who first commissioned Michelangelo for this work of art. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is not covered in one painting, but many, the pictures depicting religious stories such as Noah and the Great Flood.

Catherine of Aragon

Jan 1, 1509

Cathrine of Aragon married King Henry VIII in 1509. At first, she was meant to marry Arthur, King Henry's older brother who as supposed to be king. But Arthur died so Catherine married King Henry. Catherine was the daughter of the King and Queen of Spain. She gave birth to a daughter named Mary. King Henry divorced her because she hadn't given him any son's and he also wanted to marry Anne Boleyn.

Henry VIII becomes the king of England

Jun 28, 1509

Henry VIII was crowned king in 1509. He was first married to Catherine of Aragon, but they divorced, and Henry carried on to having 5 more wives. Henry enjoyed things like dancing, and hunting, and he is known as "the father of the Royal Navy" since he made the navy so much more powerful with many ships.

Martin Luther posts 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church

Oct 31, 1517

In 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church. The 95 Theses, Martin Luther 95 of his opinions on the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. The posting of the 95 Theses led to something called the Reformation. The Reformation was where people realized they didn't like the ways of the Roman Catholic Church and made their own branch of Catholicism, called Protestant.

Titian

Jan 1, 1518

Titian became one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance time in 1518, when he painted Assumption of the Virgin. Titian painted pictures for people like Pope Paul III, King Philip II of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Leonard Da Vinci paints The Mona Lisa

Jan 1, 1519

The Mona Lisa was painted in 1519 and is most likely the most famous painting in the world. The model for this painting is thought to be Lisa del Giocondo, though this has been discussed for a long time. Some think that the model was Da Vinci's mother, and some even think that Da Vinci made it as a self portrait of himself!

Anne Boleyn

May 19, 1536

Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth, one of the greatest rulers of England. Anne Boleyn was the reason King Henry VIII divorced Catherine of Aragon. On May 19, 1536, King Henry had Anne Boleyn executed for charges of incest, witchcraft, adultery and conspiracy against the king.

Queen Mary

Jan 1, 1553

Queen Mary was the daughter of Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VII. She became queen in 1553. As a queen, Mary changed many of King Henry's religious rules and burned over 300 Protestants. Because of that, she became known as Bloody Mary

Queen Elizabeth I

Jan 1, 1558

Queen Elizabeth I was known as the greatest of England's Monarch's. Her mother, Anne Boleyn, was executed when Elizabeth was only two. Elizabeth became queen in 1558, after her half sister Mary died and left the throne, and many problems, to her. Queen Elizabeth managed to fix everything. Though she had many suitors, Elizabeth never married, and stayed devoted as the Queen of England until she died.