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Period: 1500 to
1500-1800
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in 1503. The painting became famous and now some describe the fabulous painting as "'the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world."' In other words it is famous. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints The Virgin Child with Saint Anne
Leonardo da Vinci painted this unfinished oil painting in 1503. This painting shows Saint Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Jesus is shown reaching for a lamb showing his passion for us as we are his sheep. The Virgin Mary is shown restraining Jesus. -
1509
Henry VIII
Henry VIII was the King of England from 1509 until he died in 1547. He asked Pope Clement VII if he should annul his marriage with Catherine of Argon. The Pope disagreed with him which started the English Reformation. -
1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther nailed the ninety-five theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenburg, Germany. He wrote it in 1517 to express his feelings about the selling of indulgences and he was ready to debate anyone who came his way. -
1519
Ulrich Zwingli begins the Reformation in Switzerland
Zwingli started preaching his new convictions and later in 1520 he got permission to preach about the "true divine scriptures." After he preached on these scriptures, it stated making people revolt against certain things he was saying which started the Swiss reformation. -
the crowning of thrones
The New Testament tells us that a woven crown of thrones was placed on Jesus's head before he got crucified. The main reasons that the crown was placed on his had was to cause pain and to mock his claim of authority. -
Charles I begins his rein
Charles I began his rein over England, Scotland, and Ireland on March 27, 1625. He reined for twenty-four years before he got executed in 1649. -
Both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes died
Miguel de Cervantes died on April 22, 1616 and William Shakespeare died one day later on April 23, 1616. These two men did not have much in common, except that they were both very good writers and they lived in the same era. -
William Shakespeare's first published book the First Filo
The First Filo was a collection of Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies all placed in one book. The First Filo was published in 1623 and many scholars considered it as the most influential book ever published. -
The First Baptist church in America
The First Baptist Church in the United States was founded in 1638 by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island. The actual building was first built in 1774-75 and it held its first meetings or services in May of 1775. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a religious rivalry that took place in America during the 1730s to the 1740s. The reasoning for the Great Awakening was when the idea of secular rationalism was being emphasized and the passion for religion had grown stale. -
the Dock Street Theater in South Carolina
The Dock Street Theater opened on February 12, 1736. The first performance was The Recruiting Officer. It was the first building in america built for the one purpose of a theater. The theater was thought to be burnt down by the Great fire of 1740 which also destroyed many other buildings. -
William Hog worth painted The reward of Crulity
William Hog was an English painter. He is best known for his sketches and paintings of the locations he visited. The painting of the reward of crulity goes through the different stages in life and how they can be cruel. -
William Blake the painter was born
William Blake was a English poet, painter, and print maker. He was born on November 28, 1757 and he died 70 years later on August 12, 1827. some of his art works were, The Ancient of Days, The Ghost of a Flea, Newton, and Nebuchadnezzar. -
George III became the monarch
George III became king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1760 after his grandfather George II died. George III was 22 years old when he became monarch and in his speech to Parliament he played down his Hanoverian connections.
