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was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against the House of Valois, rulers of the Kingdom of France, over the succession of the French throne

killed about 1.5 million people from the total 4 million in Europe in that time. Since there was no medical knowledge about the disease, there was no way of stopping it from spreading and killing.

one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia and peaking in Europe

The East–West Schism, between the Eastern Church and the Western Church in 1054. The Western Schism, a split within the Roman Catholic Church

Born and bred in the North of France near modern Belgium

he combined many contemporary styles in music, his originality and his ability to unveil the meaning and emotions of a text through music
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A 15th century mural painting in Milan created by Leonardo da Vinci for his patron Duke Ludovico Sforza and his duchess Beatrice d'Este. It represents the scene of The Last Supper from the final days of Jesus as it is told in the Gospel of John 13:21, when Jesus announces that one of his Twelve Apostles would betray him.

One of the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate with frescoes the rooms now known as the Stanze di Raffaello, in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. The School of Athens the second painting to be finished there, after La Disputa, on the opposite wall. The picture has long been seen as "Raphael's masterpiece and the perfect embodiment of the classical spirit of the High Renaissance."

were a series of wars waged in Europe, following the onset of the Protestant Reformation in Western and Northern Europe. Although sometimes unconnected, all of these wars were strongly influenced by the religious change of the period, and the conflict and rivalry that it produced.

was an Italian composer of sacred music and the best known 16th century representative of the Roman school of musical composition
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Spain became the first sovereign nation in history to declare bankruptcy.

known for linking the renaissance to the baroque period. much of his early years were spent composing madrigals; nine book in total
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never rose above the position of provincial cathedral organist- choirmaster; when the cathedral records assert that he became noted and found for a common drunckard and notorious swearer and blasphemer

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was a musician from Ferrara, one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods
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was a German composer, organist and teacher

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Happened partially as a result of the ongoing struggle between the Protestants and the Catholics, but that wasn't all. Political issues were also very evidently a major reason for this long-lasting war which finally came to an end in 1648, in the part of Europe that we today know as Germany.

A group of English Separatists, who were a group of people who dissociated themselves from the Church of England, because they were not convinced that the church had completed the work of Reformation.
The ship of these people landed on the present day Massachusetts, following which there was formed a permanent settlement by the name of Plymouth Colony.

Discovered by Henry Hudson; New York first came into existence because the Dutch settles there.
The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait, are all named in honor of Henry Hudson.

was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist, as well as a dancer. He spent most of his life working on the court of King Louis XIV of France where he composed mainly theater music though he is known for a small body of sacred music

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was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists over, principally, the manner of England's government
as a result King Charles I was executed

Was an Italian polymath: astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. He played a major role in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century.

an Italian violinist and composer. his music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonota and concerto
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a German composer, organist, ad teacher who brought the South German organ tradition to its peak

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an english composer. incorporated italian and french stylistic elements into hi compositions
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was an Italian composer, especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers, Domenico Scarlatti and Pietro Filippo Scarlatti.
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The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall.

was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. Born in Venice, he is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe.
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was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families
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was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France
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A series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, fourteen of them women, and all but one by hanging. Five others including two infant children died in prison.