1589 ⟶ Death of Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici dies at aged 69.Year
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🎨 Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three years later.⟶

RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual Arts

🖼️ Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa.⟶

RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual ArtsHumanism

⛓️ Mary, Queen of Scots, Imprisoned by Elizabeth I
Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.⟶

Elizabeth ITudor PeriodScottish HistoryEnglish HistoryMonarchyPolitical IntrigueImprisonmentReligious Conflict

🔪 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.⟶

Religious ViolenceFrench Wars of ReligionHuguenotsMassacreReligious ConflictCivil War

👑 Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots is executed by Elizabeth I.⟶

Tudor EnglandMonarchyReligious ConflictScottish HistoryElizabeth IExecutionSuccessionEnglish Reformation
