Historical figures of the Renaissance
The atlas holds 42 people and 670 moments here, from 1300 to 1600. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.
Moments
- 1373 First Dante lecture at Santo Stefano Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1374 Residence above Aldgate Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1374 Death at Arquà Petrarch
- 1375 Death at Certaldo Giovanni Boccaccio
- 1377 Peace mission to Montreuil-sur-Mer Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1377 Peace mission to Paris Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1377 Secret mission in Flanders Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1378 Envoy to the Visconti in Milan Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1386 Member of the Wonderful Parliament Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1390 Robbed at Hatcham Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1390 Robbed at Westminster Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1395 Capture of Yelets Timur
- 1399 Residence in the Westminster Abbey close Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1400 Birth in Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1400 Death in London Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1411 First family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1412 Born at Domrémy Joan of Arc
- 1413 Second family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1428 Takes refuge at Neufchâteau Joan of Arc
- 1429 Assembles forces at Bourges Joan of Arc
- 1429 Helps restore French control of Troyes Joan of Arc
- 1429 Departs Vaucouleurs for Chinon Joan of Arc
- 1429 Arrives at Château de Chinon Joan of Arc
- 1429 Enters besieged Orléans Joan of Arc
- 1429 Besieges Beaugency Joan of Arc
- 1429 Fights at Jargeau Joan of Arc
- 1429 Meets Charles at Fleury Abbey Joan of Arc
- 1429 Reaches the Patay battlefield Joan of Arc
- 1429 Rejoins the army bound for Jargeau Joan of Arc
- 1429 Takes the bridge at Meung-sur-Loire Joan of Arc
- 1429 Enters Reims with the royal army Joan of Arc
- 1429 Attacks Paris from La Chapelle Joan of Arc
- 1429 Besieges La Charité-sur-Loire Joan of Arc
- 1429 Captures Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier Joan of Arc
- 1430 Held at Beaurevoir Castle Joan of Arc
- 1430 Imprisoned in the Arras region Joan of Arc
- 1430 Sorties toward Margny and is captured Joan of Arc
- 1430 Imprisoned at Beaulieu-les-Fontaines Joan of Arc
- 1430 Imprisoned at Rouen Castle Joan of Arc
- 1431 Executed at Rouen's Old Marketplace Joan of Arc
- 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
- 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
- 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
- 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
- 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
- 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
- 1451 Born in Genoa Christopher Columbus
- 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
- 1460 Birth at Sines Vasco da Gama
- 1462 Expulsion from Mainz during the Diocesan Feud Johannes Gutenberg