AP Euro Timeline

  • Gutenberg Printing Press
    1450

    Gutenberg Printing Press

    A device that allowed the mass production of books and media. Invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany.
  • Period: 1450 to

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  • Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Occurred in 1453, the city was seized by the Ottoman empire and was the end of the Byzantine Empire. The city is known today as Istanbul.
  • Tudor Dynasty
    1486

    Tudor Dynasty

    Powerful family that ruled England that started with Henry VII in 1485, and ended with Elizabeth I in 1603.
  • Columbus Voyage to the Americas
    1492

    Columbus Voyage to the Americas

    An Italian named Christopher Columbus was employed by the Spanish monarchs to sail across the Atlantic to hopefully get to India. Instead he finds South America and the Natives.
  • Spanish Reconquista
    1492

    Spanish Reconquista

    The army of Isabella I and Ferdinand II seized Granada, which ended the Muslim rule over the country.
  • The Alhambra Decree
    1492

    The Alhambra Decree

    A decree made by the Spanish Monarchs, Isabella I and Ferdinand II that forced all Jews to either leave the country or convert to Roman Catholicism in three months or face death.
  • Michelangelo's Completion of the Sistine Chapel
    1512

    Michelangelo's Completion of the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo completed the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel after four years of work
  • Launch of The Protestant Reformation
    1517

    Launch of The Protestant Reformation

    Beginning of the Protestant Reformation, when Martin Luther began criticizing the church.
  • Martin Luther Posts His 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther Posts His 95 Theses

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the All-Saints Church in Germany, which was noted as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
  • Diet of Worms
    1521

    Diet of Worms

    An assembly called by the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire regarding Martin Luther's 95 Theses.
  • Machiavelli's "The Prince" Was Published
    1532

    Machiavelli's "The Prince" Was Published

    A book written by Machiavelli, regarding civic humanism and politics.
  • Act of Supremacy Under Henry VIII
    1534

    Act of Supremacy Under Henry VIII

    Declared that the king has ultimate power over the English church, removing England from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Anglican Church
    1534

    Anglican Church

    Was formed when Henry VIII split from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • Copernicus Publishes "On The Revolutions of The Heavenly Spheres"
    1543

    Copernicus Publishes "On The Revolutions of The Heavenly Spheres"

    A book that argues that the sun rather than the earth is at the center of the universe and that the earth revolves around it.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    A council at the center of the Catholic Reformation, a movement in response to the Protestant Reformation.
  • Peace of Augsberg
    1555

    Peace of Augsberg

    The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire allows the princes and lords to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism for their states, officially recognizing "Cuis regio, eius religio," (whose realm, his religion).
  • St. Bartholomew's Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Massacre

    A targeted attack by a Catholic mob on Calvinists.
  • War of The Three Henrys

    War of The Three Henrys

    The final event of the French religious wars between Henry III, the King of France, Henry of Naverre, the Protestant leader and supposed heir to the French throne, and Henry I, Duke of Guise, the head of an ultra-Catholic group.
  • Defeat of The Spanish Armada

    Defeat of The Spanish Armada

    The English beat the Spanish through several naval attacks.
  • Phillip II of Spain vs. Elizabeth I of England

    Phillip II of Spain vs. Elizabeth I of England

    They were rivals, which spanned from a rejected marriage proposal and escalated to violence. Their rivalry was partially religious, as the Spanish were devout Catholics while Elizabeth turned England Protestant.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    A decree by Henry VI that allowed Protestantism in the country, ending the religious wars in France.
  • Defenestration of Prague

    Defenestration of Prague

    Three incidents in Bohemia where people were thrown out of windows.
  • Thirty Years' War

    Thirty Years' War

    War fought in central Europe between 1618 and 1648 and was one of the most destructive wars in European history.
  • English Civil War

    English Civil War

    A series of civil wars and political machinations between royalists and parliament in England.
  • Royalists vs. Parliamentarians

    Royalists vs. Parliamentarians

    Royalists (supporters of Charles I) and Parliamentarians (supporters of Oliver Cromwell) were the opposing sides of the civil war and fought over things like religion and the power of the monarchy.
  • Execution of Charles I and establishment of Commonwealth

    Execution of Charles I and establishment of Commonwealth

    Charles I was executed in January of 1649 in London. The establishment of commonwealth was established as a republic after the execution of Charles I.
  • Peace of Westphalia

    Peace of Westphalia

    Series of treaties signed in 1648 in Munster and Osnabruck that ended the thirty years' war.
  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution

    Deposition of King James II in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III of Orange (James' nephew).