The Renaissance

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  • 1351

    The end of the Black Plague

    The end of the Black Plague
    Many scholars believe that the Renaissance began after the end of the Black Plague in 1351.
  • 1374

    Death of Francesco Petrarch

    Death of Francesco Petrarch
    Francesco Petrarch, the Italian humanist and poet called the father of the Renaissance, died in 1374.
  • Period: 1400 to 1468

    Gutenberg

    Gutenberg invented the first printing press by printing many Bibles and introduced printing in England.
  • 1401

    The Bronze Doors

    The Bronze Doors
    In 1401, Italian artist Lorenzo Ghiberti was awarded a commission to create bronze doors for the baptistry of San Giovanni in Florence.
  • 1452

    Birth of Leonardo da Vinci

    Birth of Leonardo da Vinci
    In 1452, the artist, humanist, scientist, and naturalist Leonardo da Vinci was born.
  • 1453

    End of the Hundred Years War

    End of the Hundred Years War
    In 1453, the Hundred Years War ended, bringing stability to northwestern Europe.
  • Period: 1476 to 1500

    The Age of Exploration

    In the 15th century, Europeans began to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of new routes to China and the East, but in the process, they discovered what they labeled a "New World," although Indigenous people had lived there for centuries.
  • Period: 1508 to 1516

    War of the League of Cambrai

    The War of the League of Cambrai, sometimes known as the War of the Holy League and several other names, was fought as part of the Italian Wars of 1494–1559.
  • 1527

    The fall of Rome

    The fall of Rome
    The Renaissance as a unified historical period ended with the fall of Rome in 1527.
  • Period: 1551 to 1559

    Italian War of 1551–1559

    The Italian War of 1551–1559 began when Henry II of France declared war against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the intent of recapturing parts of Italy and ensuring French, rather than Habsburg, domination of European affairs.