1572 ⟶ St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day ma...
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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.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Begins Painting the Mona Lisa (1503)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual Arts
ItalyItaly

🖼️ Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa.⟶
Leonardo da Vinci Completes the Mona Lisa (1506)
RenaissancePaintingArt HistoryLeonardo da VinciItalian RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceVisual ArtsHumanism
ItalyItaly

⛓️ Mary, Queen of Scots, Imprisoned by Elizabeth I

Mary, Queen of Scots, is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.⟶
Mary, Queen of Scots, Imprisoned by Elizabeth I (1567)
Elizabeth ITudor PeriodScottish HistoryEnglish HistoryMonarchyPolitical IntrigueImprisonmentReligious Conflict
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔪 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.⟶
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572)
Religious ViolenceFrench Wars of ReligionHuguenotsMassacreReligious ConflictCivil War
FranceFrance

👑 Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots is executed by Elizabeth I.⟶
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1587)
Tudor EnglandMonarchyReligious ConflictScottish HistoryElizabeth IExecutionSuccessionEnglish Reformation
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👑 Death of Catherine de' Medici

Catherine de' Medici dies at aged 69.⟶
Death of Catherine de' Medici (1589)
French MonarchyRenaissanceReligious WarsMonarchy
FranceFrance