1455      Gutenberg prints the first Bible

     1469      birth of Erasmus

     1478      birth of Thomas More

     1492      end of the Moslem presence in Spain - Christopher Columbus discovers America

     1499      construction of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome

     1509      Henry VIII, king of England

     1511      Erasmus publishes The Praise of Folly

     1512      Michaelangelo completes the paintings of the Sistine Chapel

     1513      Machiavelli completes The Prince (published in 1527)

     1515      Francis I, king of France

     1516      Erasmus publishes The New Testament in Greek

     1517      Luther displays his 95 Theses

     1519      Charles I of Castille becomes Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

     1520      "Field of the Cloth of Gold" meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII

     1534      Henry VIII proclaims himself Chief of the Church of England

     1535      Death of Thomas More

     1536      Publication of Calvin's Christian Instruction - Death of Erasmus

     1537      The Society of Jesus is founded by Ignatius of Loyola

     1542      Francis Xavier arrives in India - Creation of the Roman Inquisition

     1545      Paul III opens the Council of Trent ( 1545-1563 )

     1547      Death of Henry VIII