Writers of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 26 people and 507 moments here, from 1452 to 1650. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Niccolò Machiavelli and John Milton.

Moments

  1. 1521 Diplomatic stay at Bruges Thomas More
  2. 1521 Arrives for the Diet of Worms Martin Luther
  3. 1521 Hidden at Wartburg Castle Martin Luther
  4. 1521 Intercepted near Altenstein Castle Martin Luther
  5. 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
  6. 1522 Later observations from Frombork Nicolaus Copernicus
  7. 1522 Returns to Wittenberg Martin Luther
  8. 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
  9. 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
  10. 1524 Makes the Black Monastery his family home Martin Luther
  11. 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
  12. 1525 Administration at Trujillo Hernán Cortés
  13. 1525 Crossing to Nito Hernán Cortés
  14. 1525 Sailing to Puerto de Caballos Hernán Cortés
  15. 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
  16. 1525 Wool Guild mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  17. 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
  18. 1525 Arrival at Lake Petén Itzá Hernán Cortés
  19. 1525 Passage through Acalan Hernán Cortés
  20. 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
  21. 1526 Mission to the League army Niccolò Machiavelli
  22. 1527 Remains in republican Florence Michelangelo
  23. 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
  24. 1528 Stay in Paris François Rabelais
  25. 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
  26. 1529 Whale House residence in Freiburg Desiderius Erasmus
  27. 1529 Legal studies at Bourges John Calvin
  28. 1529 Departure from Basel Desiderius Erasmus
  29. 1529 Relocation to Freiburg im Breisgau Desiderius Erasmus
  30. 1529 Inspects Ferrara’s fortifications Michelangelo
  31. 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More
  32. 1529 Flees toward Venice Michelangelo
  33. 1529 Meets Zwingli at Marburg Castle Martin Luther
  34. 1529 Returns to besieged Florence Michelangelo
  35. 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
  36. 1530 Hides after Florence falls Michelangelo
  37. 1530 Takes refuge at Veste Coburg Martin Luther
  38. 1531 Return to Paris after his father's death John Calvin
  39. 1532 Physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
  40. 1533 Birth at the family estate Michel de Montaigne
  41. 1533 Return to Paris amid reform controversy John Calvin
  42. 1534 First documented Roman mission with Jean du Bellay François Rabelais
  43. 1534 Settles permanently in Rome Michelangelo
  44. 1534 Appearance before the succession-oath commission Thomas More
  45. 1534 Imprisonment in the Bell Tower Thomas More
  46. 1535 Return to the Froben compound Desiderius Erasmus
  47. 1535 Flight to Basel John Calvin
  48. 1535 Second Roman diplomatic journey François Rabelais
  49. 1535 Execution at Tower Hill Thomas More
  50. 1535 Treason trial at Westminster Hall Thomas More

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