Renaissance: References & Edit History
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- history of EuropeThe Renaissance
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- DressMedieval Europe
- gastronomyThe Italian Renaissance
- human rightsOrigins in ancient Greece and Rome
- English languageTransition from Middle English to Early Modern English
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- physical cultureHumanism and national revivals
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- Political philosophyMachiavelli
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- sportsSports in the Renaissance and modern periods
- Alexander VI
- EnlightenmentThe age of reason: human understanding of the universe
- ItalyThe early Italian Renaissance
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- Lyon
- Margaret of Angoulême
- Middle Ages
- ParisFrom Renaissance architecture to beautification schemes (15th century to 18th century)
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- history of scienceThe authority of phenomena
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media updated. | Sep 02, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Art in Context - Renaissance Facts A Brief Overview of Renaissance History. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CUNY Pressbooks Network - Birth of Europe - The Renaissance. | Jan 09, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers revised. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at Providence - Saint Sebastian in the Renaissance: The Classicization and Homoeroticization of a Saint (PDF). | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Sheffield - Renaissance to Revolution (PDF). | Dec 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: LOUIS Pressbooks - Western Civilization: A Concise History - The Renaissance. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 01, 2023 | ||
| Clarified that the mechanized printing press, not the technology of printing broadly, was invented in Europe during the 15th century. | Nov 20, 2023 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 01, 2023 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Oct 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Renaissance Facts A Brief Overview of Renaissance History. | Sep 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Renaissance. | May 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Library - Key features of Renaissance culture. | Mar 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - The Renaissance: The 'Rebirth' of science & culture. | Mar 30, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Aug 12, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 22, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 19, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kids Past.com - The Renaissance. | Nov 30, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 17, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Quatr.us - Renaissance Europe. | Oct 29, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Renaissance. | Dec 27, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | May 04, 2010 | ||
| Article restructured. | Aug 21, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - The Renaissance. | Nov 17, 2008 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Dec 08, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Italian Painting of the 15th Century. | Oct 30, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Raphael. | Oct 30, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Annenberg Media - Renaissance. | Aug 23, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS Online - Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance. | Aug 10, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: International World History Project - The Renaissance. | Aug 03, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 28, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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