Timeline from 1300-1600

By Dirt II
  • 1301

    King Philip IV Kidnaps the Pope

    King Philip IV Kidnaps the Pope
    the King tries to tax the French clergy, but the Pope says no. So the king kidnaps the Pope and the pope dies before he gets back to Rome.
  • 1305

    Pope Clement V

    Pope Clement V
    Pope Clement was friendly to the King so people did not like him. he moved to papacy Avignon.
  • 1367

    The Great Schism starts (ends 1417)

    The Great Schism starts (ends 1417)
    since people did not like Clement some of the cardinals left and elected their own Pope, and they did it again. So there's 3 Popes
  • 1450

    The Invention of the Printing Press in Europe

    The Invention of the Printing Press in Europe
    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press. this helps people make more copies of books.
  • 1509

    John Calvin Was Born

    John Calvin Was Born
    John Calvin would later teach that salvation was predestined and that God's grace is for his elected
  • 1513

    Nicolo Machiavelli wrote "The Prince"

    Nicolo Machiavelli wrote "The Prince"
    this book advised monarchs to concentrate power. "the ends justify the means." he wrote in 1513 but it was not published until 1532
  • 1517

    Martin Luther nails his 95 theses

    Martin Luther nails his 95 theses
    Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the door in Wittenberg because he does not agree with what the Pope Leo X is doing.
  • 1519

    The Spanish Conquer the Aztecs (ends 1521)

    The Spanish Conquer the Aztecs (ends 1521)
    Hernan Cortes and 450 men conquer the Aztec with the help of small pox
  • 1532

    Nicholas Copernicus makes his discovery

    Nicholas Copernicus makes his discovery
    Nicholas writes that earth orbits the sun. Before this people thought that the sun orbited earth.
  • 1533

    King Henry VIII splits away from the pope

    King Henry VIII splits away from the pope
    King Henry VIII split away from the pope so he could divorce his wife who could not have children.
  • 1540

    the Jesuits are founded

    the Jesuits are founded
    the Jesuits was founded by Ignatius a Counter-Reformation loyalist. they spread through out Asia, Africa, and the Americas
  • 1540

    Francisco Pizarro conquers the Inca empire

    Francisco Pizarro conquers the Inca empire
    with the help of small pox and internal problems in the Inca empire Francisco Pizarro toppled them easily.
  • 1545

    The Church Starts the Counter-Reformation

    The Church Starts the Counter-Reformation
    They start to see all of Europe split from the church. So they start the Counter-Reformation at the Council of Trent.
  • 1550

    The Spanish King investigates the treatment of the Indians

    The Spanish King investigates the treatment of the Indians
    he does this because he hears that the Spanish people are not treating the Aztecs fairly.

  • The Thirty Years War Starts (ends 1648)

    The Thirty Years War Starts (ends 1648)
    the war began as a fight between Catholics and Protestant in the Holy Roman Empire. but it became who would govern more of Europe