15th century: Difference between revisions

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Renaissance affects philosophy, science and art.
Rise of Modern English language from Middle English.
Lollardy is suppressed in England; John Badby is the first person burned at the stake for heresy in England.
Great Schism of the Catholic Church is ended in 1417.
Jeanne d'Arc in 1429 leads French forces to a victory against England in a battle of the Hundred Years' War.
Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
John Huss is burned at the stake
Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince.
The Spanish Inquisition is established.
Muslims and Jews are expelled from southern Spain after almost 800 years of Muslim rule, in 1492.
Christopher Columbus reaches Caribbean islands in 1492 and South America in 1498.
Vasco da Gama completes sea voyage to India, in 1498.
The Wars of the Roses rage 1455-1485

Filippo Brunelleschi invents one-point perspective, leads innovation in Italian architecture
Leonardo da Vinci, inventor and painter
Henry VII, English King founds the Tudor dynasty

See also

If you're interested in recreating the later part of the 15th century then you may want to talk to some of the folks in the Company of St Sebastian.

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 * [[Niccolo Machiavelli]] writes The Prince.
 * The [[Spanish Inquisition]] is established.
-* [[Muslim]]s and [[Jew]]s are expelled from southern [[Spain]] after almost 800 years of Moslem rule, in [[1492]].
+* [[Muslim]]s and [[Jew]]s are expelled from southern [[Spain]] after almost 800 years of Muslim rule, in [[1492]].
 * [[Christopher Columbus]] reaches [[Caribbean]] islands in [[1492]] and [[South America]] in [[1498]].
 * [[Vasco da Gama]] completes sea voyage to [[India]], in [[1498]].