Born in the 15th Century

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

“Of all losses, time is the most irrecuperable for it can never be redeemed.” – King Henry VIII King Henry…

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Hernando Cortes

“I love to travel, but hate to arrive” – Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes Biography Hernándo Cortés, the famous, or perhaps…

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