Historians of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 5 people and 75 moments here, from 1469 to 1647. The most recorded lives are Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas More and Francis Bacon.

Notable people

  1. Niccolò Machiavelli

    from 1469 to 1527

    32 moments here

    Florentine diplomat, civil servant, political theorist, playwright, and historian of the Italian Renaissance.…

  2. Thomas More

    from 1478 to 1535

    22 moments here

    English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

  3. Francis Bacon

    from 1561 to 1626

    13 moments here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  4. Thomas Hobbes

    from 1588 to 1647

    7 moments here

    English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

  5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1646

    1 moment here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

Moments

  1. 1469 Birth in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  2. 1478 Birth in the City of London Thomas More
  3. 1492 Studies at Oxford Thomas More
  4. 1494 Legal training at New Inn Thomas More
  5. 1496 Student at Lincoln's Inn Thomas More
  6. 1498 First diplomatic mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  7. 1499 Mission to Caterina Sforza Niccolò Machiavelli
  8. 1500 First French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  9. 1501 Pacification mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  10. 1502 Witness to Borgia's reprisals Niccolò Machiavelli
  11. 1503 Spiritual exercises at the London Charterhouse Thomas More
  12. 1503 Mission to Pandolfo Petrucci Niccolò Machiavelli
  13. 1503 Papal-conclave mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  14. 1504 Second French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  15. 1504 Second mission to Siena Niccolò Machiavelli
  16. 1505 Residence at the Old Barge Thomas More
  17. 1506 Militia recruitment Niccolò Machiavelli
  18. 1506 Papal campaign at Cesena Niccolò Machiavelli
  19. 1506 Papal campaign at Imola Niccolò Machiavelli
  20. 1506 Papal campaign at Orvieto Niccolò Machiavelli
  21. 1506 Papal campaign at Perugia Niccolò Machiavelli
  22. 1506 Papal campaign at Urbino Niccolò Machiavelli
  23. 1506 Papal campaign at Viterbo Niccolò Machiavelli
  24. 1507 Imperial-court mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  25. 1509 Entry into Pisa after surrender Niccolò Machiavelli
  26. 1509 Mission to Mantua Niccolò Machiavelli
  27. 1510 Third French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  28. 1511 Fourth French mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  29. 1512 Confinement in Florentine territory Niccolò Machiavelli
  30. 1513 Orti Oricellari discussions Niccolò Machiavelli
  31. 1513 Imprisonment after conspiracy accusation Niccolò Machiavelli
  32. 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
  33. 1515 Visit to Antwerp and meeting with Pieter Gillis Thomas More
  34. 1515 Visit to Mechelen during Low Countries mission Thomas More
  35. 1515 Visit to Tournai during Low Countries mission Thomas More
  36. 1515 Diplomatic mission at Bruges Thomas More
  37. 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
  38. 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
  39. 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More
  40. 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
  41. 1521 Franciscan chapter mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  42. 1521 Diplomatic journey to Calais and Bruges Thomas More
  43. 1521 Diplomatic stay at Bruges Thomas More
  44. 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
  45. 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
  46. 1525 Wool Guild mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  47. 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
  48. 1526 Mission to the League army Niccolò Machiavelli
  49. 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  50. 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More

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