TEXT HISTORY
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WORLD HISTORY
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1415
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John Hus, a follower of Wycliffe is burned at the stake.
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In a final statement, Hus' last words were, "In 100 years, God will raise up a man whose calls for reform cannot be suppressed." Nearly 100 years later, in 1517, Martin Luther would post his 95 theses against the Catholic Church and thus fulfill the seeming prophecy of Hus.
1417
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The Western Schism ends upon the election of Pope Martin V.
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1431
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Joan of Arc is burned at the stake.
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1440-1447
Johann Gutenberg develops the technology of the printing press. |
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1452
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Leonardo Da Vinci is born near Florence, Italy.
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1455-1456
The Gutenberg Bible is completed as the first printed Bible off the technology of the printing press (1447). |
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The Gutenberg Bible had 40,000 editions printed between 1455 and 1500. The text was printed in Latin.
1466
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Erasmus is born in the Netherlands.
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1475
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Michelangelo is born in Italy.
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1483
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Martin Luther is born in Germany.
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1492
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Christopher Columbus' voyage arrives in the New World.
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