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Period: Dec 15, 1400 to
Renaissance and Reformation
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Dec 16, 1430
Donatello creates his David Statue
He created five statues but this one was the one of the most famous ones. -
Dec 31, 1436
Printing Press
Johan Gutenberg invented the printing press. It was very improtant and launched a revolution in printing. -
Apr 6, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Turks
Capture and end of the Bynatine empire and helped fuel the rennaisance. -
Dec 16, 1453
hundred years war ends
it was not a single war -
Dec 16, 1503
Davinci starts the mona lisa
When Davinci starts this it wasnt until after that it took off and people realized how good it was. -
Dec 16, 1508
Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the sistine chapel
He painted this ceiling and it took him a while to finish it. He went partially blind while painting the ceiling from looking up all the time. -
Dec 16, 1510
Rapheal paints school of athens
School of Athens refers to a famous fresco painted by Raphael -
Dec 16, 1513
Machiavelli writes the prince
this little book offers practical advice on how to rule a city like sixteenth-century Florence -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther Posts his 95 thesis
“The 95 Theses,” a list of questions and propositions for debate. Popular legend has it that on October 31, 1517 Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn is executed
Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. -
Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI is born
Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. -
Nov 17, 1558
Mary I becomes queen
often called Bloody Mary -
william shakespeare dies
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"
