Born in the 15th Century

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg, born around 1400 in Mainz, Germany, is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in human…

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Thomas More

Thomas More, born on 7 February 1478 in London, was one of the most remarkable figures of Tudor England. A…

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Isabella I of Castille

Isabella I of Castile was born on 22 April 1451 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, in the Kingdom of…

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Born 31 May 1443: Lady Margaret Beaufort

Lady Margaret Beaufort, a powerful figure during the Wars of the Roses and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty, was born…

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Born 18 April 1480 – Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia, a name synonymous with both Renaissance intrigue and potential injustice, was born on April 18, 1480, in Subiaco,…

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Born 15 April 1452 – Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci, the quintessential Renaissance man, was born on April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, a small village near Vinci…

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King Henry VII

Henry Tudor was born on 28 January 1457 during a period of turmoil and conflict over the succession of the…

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Joan of Arc

“I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God’s will.”…

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Christopher Columbus

“My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may…

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Michelangelo

“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.” – Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on…

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King Henry VIII

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Hernando Cortes

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