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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500.

1 Events

Renaissance affects philosophy, science and art.
The New Monarchs come to power in France, England, Portugal and SpainThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc.
Rise of Modern EnglishModern English is the term used for the contemporary use of the English language. In terms of historical linguistics, it covers the English language after the Middle English period; that is, roughly, after the Great Vowel Shift, which was largely conclude language from Middle EnglishMiddle English is the name given to an early form of the English language that was in common use from roughly the 12th to the 15th centuries— from after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror in 1066 to before the introduction of the printing press..
LollardyLollardy or Lollardry was the political and religious movement of the Lollards in late 14th century and early 15th century England. Its demands were primarily for reform of the Catholic Church. It taught that piety was a requirement for a priest to be a " is suppressed in England; John BadbyJohn Badby (d. 1410), one of the early Lollard martyrs, was a tailor (or perhaps a blacksmith) in the west Midlands, and was condemned by the Worcester diocesan court for his denial of transubstantiation. Badby bluntly maintained that when Christ sat at s is the first person burnt at the stake for heresyHeresy according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a "theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church in England.
Great Schism of the Catholic ChurchThe Western Schism or Papal Schism was a split within the Catholic Church in 1378. Lacking any real theological or doctrinal underpinnings, being rather driven by politics, it was resolved after 40 years by the Council of Constance. It is occasionally cal is ended in 1417.
Foundation and rise of the Aztec empire in Mexico.
Jeanne d'Arc in 1429 leads French forces to a victory against England in a battle of the Hundred Years' War.
The duchy of Burgundy is a major power in Europe.
Brazil is discovered by Pedro Alvares Cabral, thus creating the United Kingdom of Portugal and Brazil.
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 Moslem rule, in 1492.
The Ancient Pueblo Peoples Native American civilization mysteriously disappears
Christopher Columbus reaches Caribbean islands in 1492 and South America in 1498, initiating the Spanish Empire.
Portuguese Vasco da Gama completes sea voyage to India, in 1498.
Zheng He's fleet sails from China to South-East Asia, India, East Africa and Egypt.
The Sultanate of Malacca is a regional power. Through its trade and empire, Malays are converted to Islam.

2 Significant people

Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas for Spain
Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon as the monarchs of a unified kingdom who funded the founding of the New World.
Vasco da Gama reaches India for Portugal, creating the first maritime alternative for the Silk Road
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
Zheng He, Chinese eunuch admiral and explorer

3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Printing technology refined by Johann Gutenberg.
Commonwealth formed

4 Decades and years

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