Timeline Of The Renaissance
1341 - Francesco Petrarch is Crowned Poet Laureate Many historians cite this date as the beginning of the Renaissance.
1401 - Ghiberti Is Commissioned To Carve The Doors Of The Florentine Church It took 28 years to sculpt the bronze doors of the Florentine church and is still known as one of the one of the Renaissance's best accomplishments.
1429 - Cosimo de Medici Comes To Power He succeeds his fathers's banking company and uses his economic power to consolidate political power.
1453 - Constantinople Falls The capital city of the once great Byzantine Empire falls to the Turks. They besieged the town for numerous days until it finally fell giving the turks the opportunity to ransack the city.
1454 - Johann Gutenberg Prints The First Bible Gutenberg is the one who invented the printing press in Europe which allowed easier access of books by the normal citizen.
1486 - Pico della Mirandola Publishes The 900 Treatises Pico's philosophy is often known as a threat to the Catholic church and he declared a heretic by them however he is saved by his protector Lorenzo de Medici.
1492 - Christopher Columbus Discovers The New World Christopher columbus after travelling weeks on a boat finally sighted land and landed on the beaches of islands of the Caribbean. This led to the start of exploitation in the America's
1494 - The Medici Family Are Exiled From Florence Savonarola leads a rebellion and success in exiling the powerful Medici family from Florence, However the family eventually restores their power.
1498 - Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper Leonardo paints one of his most famous paintings on god last dinner with his followers.
1517 - The Reformation Begins Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Wittenburg, Germany which sparked a separation in the roman catholic church.
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci Dies Also known by some as the Renaissance man he dies peacefully in France having accomplished many great things such as painting the Mona Lisa.
1527 - The Sack of Rome The sack of Rome was known as the downfall of Renaissance Italy as the pope did not ransom the imperial army.
1341 - Francesco Petrarch is Crowned Poet Laureate Many historians cite this date as the beginning of the Renaissance.
1401 - Ghiberti Is Commissioned To Carve The Doors Of The Florentine Church It took 28 years to sculpt the bronze doors of the Florentine church and is still known as one of the one of the Renaissance's best accomplishments.
1429 - Cosimo de Medici Comes To Power He succeeds his fathers's banking company and uses his economic power to consolidate political power.
1453 - Constantinople Falls The capital city of the once great Byzantine Empire falls to the Turks. They besieged the town for numerous days until it finally fell giving the turks the opportunity to ransack the city.
1454 - Johann Gutenberg Prints The First Bible Gutenberg is the one who invented the printing press in Europe which allowed easier access of books by the normal citizen.
1486 - Pico della Mirandola Publishes The 900 Treatises Pico's philosophy is often known as a threat to the Catholic church and he declared a heretic by them however he is saved by his protector Lorenzo de Medici.
1492 - Christopher Columbus Discovers The New World Christopher columbus after travelling weeks on a boat finally sighted land and landed on the beaches of islands of the Caribbean. This led to the start of exploitation in the America's
1494 - The Medici Family Are Exiled From Florence Savonarola leads a rebellion and success in exiling the powerful Medici family from Florence, However the family eventually restores their power.
1498 - Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper Leonardo paints one of his most famous paintings on god last dinner with his followers.
1517 - The Reformation Begins Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses in Wittenburg, Germany which sparked a separation in the roman catholic church.
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci Dies Also known by some as the Renaissance man he dies peacefully in France having accomplished many great things such as painting the Mona Lisa.
1527 - The Sack of Rome The sack of Rome was known as the downfall of Renaissance Italy as the pope did not ransom the imperial army.