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Aug 22, 1485
Richard lll is killed in battle
King of England from 1483 until his death at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
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Jan 1, 1503
Leaonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. This is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797 -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is published
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Jan 1, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry Vlll proclaims himself head of Church of England
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Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth l becomes queen of England
She was twenty-five years old when she became queen, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. In her greatest speech to Parliament, she told them, ‘I count the glory of my crown that I have reigned with your love.’ And five centuries later, the worldwide love affair with Elizabeth Tudor continues. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
Often called the English national poet and is considered the greatest dramatist of all time. Died on April 23, 1616, in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. His spouse was Anne Hathaway. One of his quotes was "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." -
Globe Theatre is built in London
It was built by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend and grandson Sir Matthew Brend, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613.[ -
Shakespeare writes KIng Lear and Macbeth
King Lear is a tragedy play. It depicts the descent into madness of the title character after he disposes of his kingdom between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Macbeth is a tragedy that is set mainly in Scotland. The play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
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King James Bible is published
Also known as the Authorized Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611. First printed by the King's Printer Robert Barker, this was the third translation into English to be approved by the English Church authorities. -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
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Newspapers are first published in London
Corante, translated from a Dutch coranto (hence the name) into English. Early issues of the Corante are thought to have appeared as early as the spring of 1621 -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
An pic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century. e first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books wth minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles ll
Te English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The term Restoration is used to describe both the actual event by which the monarchy was restored, and the period of several years afterwards in which a new political settlement was established
