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Aug 22, 1485
Defeat of Richard III
Henry Tudor defeats Richard III and takes throne as Henry VII.
Applebee, Arthur N. The Language of Literature. McDougal Littell, 2006.
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus sails to the Bahamas in the western hemisphere
On October 12, the expedition sighted land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas, and went ashore the same day, claiming it for Spain.
N/A, N/A. “Columbus Lands in South America.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 21 July 2010, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-lands-in-south-america.
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1495
Everyman
"Everyman", the earliest morality play, is written anonymously. Everyman uses fictional characters to examine the question of Christian salvation and what we must do to receive it.
“Everyman (Play).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Oct. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyman_(play).
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1502
First Slaves
The first slaves were exported from Africa for work in the Americas. Christopher Columbus likely brought slaves on his voyage to Hispaniola, but their status of free or enslaved is not known.
Ponti, Crystal. “America's History of Slavery Began Long Before Jamestown.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 14 Aug. 2019, www.history.com/news/american-slavery-before-jamestown-1619.
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is an oil painting by Italian artist, inventor, and writer Leonardo da Vinci. The piece features a portrait of a seated woman set against an imaginary landscape.It known being one of the most famous art. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Mona Lisa.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 18 July 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting. -
Apr 21, 1509
Reign of Henry VIII
Henry is best known for his 6 wives. He is also known as the "Father of the royal navy" because he invested into the Navy a great deal. He also made many changes to the English constitution.
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1536
Laws in Wales Acts
Henry VIII unites England and Wales. The legal system of England was adopted in Wales as well as customs and norms. The motive of this was to create a single state and legal jurisdiction.
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Oct 1, 1553
Reign of Mary I begins
Mary I was the daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine. She ended her time as Queen when she died November 17th 1558.
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1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England and Ireland
Elizabeth wanted to have firm control of Ireland because she feared that her enemy, the Spanish and Catholic king, King Philip, would send forces to Ireland and would use them to attack England. Morrill, John S., and Stephen J. Greenblatt. “Elizabeth I.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 Oct. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-I. -
1564
William Shakespeare was born
William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564 and in 1616. Brown, John Russell, et al. “William Shakespeare.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 July 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare. -
1576
Edmund Spenser's Poetry
Edmund Spenser writes his first poetry piece called "The Faerie Queene". This was not published until 1590. It is considered to be one of the best poems of the English language. So popular that there is now a poem style named after him called the Spenserian stanza.
Hieatt, A. Kent. “Edmund Spenser.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 18 Oct. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Edmund-Spenser. -
Oct 29, 1580
Sir Francis Drake brings great treasures back to England
He returned to England with a large amount of Spanish treasure, an accomplishment that earned him a reputation as a leading privateer
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English Navy defeats Spanish armada
Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain's so-called “Invincible Armada” is defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake
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Dutch eye-glass maker Zacharias Janssen invents microscope
Dutch spectacle-maker from Middelburg associated with the invention of the first optical telescope. Janssen is sometimes also credited for inventing the first truly compound microscope.
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Jamestown Colonial National Historical Park Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America
“A Short History of Jamestown.” National Parks Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2019, www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/a-short-history-of-jamestown.htm. -
King James Bible is published.
King James Bible is a Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed as well as published in 1611 under the sponsorship of James VI and I. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “King James Version.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 24 Oct. 2017, www.britannica.com/topic/King-James-Version. -
The Mayflower lands on Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Mayflower was a English ship that transported the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England to the New World in 1620. History.com Editors. “The Mayflower.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 4 Mar. 2010, www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/mayflower. -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Published in 1667,written by John Milton. Over the course of 12 parts, called books, Paradise Lost tells the entire biblical story of the fall of mankind, from the rebellion of Satan to the temptation of Adam and Eve. Labriola, Albert C. “Paradise Lost.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 13 Oct. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/John-Milton/Paradise-Lost.
