Literary Events

  • Aug 21, 1485

    Richard is killed in battle

    Richard is killed in battle
    Richard III became King of Englad for two years, he was killed in Battle of Bosworth Field. Battle of Bosworth was the last significant battle of the Wars of Roses, which was fought in August 22, 1485. The battle was won by the Lancastrians, the leader was Henry Tudor, and Henry Tudor opponent was Richard III.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    Christopher Columbus sails out of Europe in search of The New World. He and some of his man have been out in the ocean for many months. They later arrived in August 3, 1492, and were searching around and he wrote things that he has found there and would write them down in his journal. He would then leave and go back to Europe to tell the people of what he has found.
  • Oct 22, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Leonardo da Vinci is a famous Italian painter, engineer, sculptor, and scientist. He made a oil panting of a woman named Mona Lisa, it hangs now in Lour
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is Published

    Thomas More's Utopia is Published
    Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
  • Oct 23, 1543

    Supermacy Act, Henry VIII paroclaims himself head of Church of England

    Supermacy Act, Henry VIII paroclaims himself head of Church of England
    Henry VIII became King of England in April 21, 1509.He then later on proclaim himself as head of the Church of England in year 1543, the Church of England is the official established church in England.
  • Jan 15, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Elizabeth is the daughter of Anne Boleyn, HenryVIII second wife, and Henry VIII, King of England. She was born September 7,1533 and died at age 69 in March 24, 1603. Her coronation was in January 15, 1558 at the age of 25.
  • Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".
  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    Globe Theatre is built in London
    The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 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. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.
  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
    King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The titular character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. Macbeth is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, and is considered one of his darkest and most powerful works
  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
    First permanent English settlement is in Jamestown, Virginia. It was founded by the Virginia Company of London, it was known to them at "James Fort". It was then later on abandond in 1610, but it was known as the capital of the colony for about 83 years. It was established by about 14,000 native inhabitants, and were near a tribe.
  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's sonnets are published
    William Shakespeare creates many sonnets, a poem of fourteen lines using any type of rhyme schemes, he had made about 144 sonnets. He would write about tragedy, humour, and just to entertain people to get their minds out of their everyday life or problems.
  • king James Bible is published

    king James Bible is published
    It is and English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, headquarts in London and about 27 million baptised member, which was started in 1604 and was finished in 1611. It was first printed by the King's Printer Robert Barker.
  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
    The Mayflower's owner is Christopher Jones, the Mayflower has taken many routes, it had about 4 decks, and carried about 135 people during the voyage. There were 36-50 crew people, the ship went from England to the New World. It carried 102 passengers in two core groups, which were cateragoized by religious beliefs.
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London
    The first Titled newspaper, Cornate, published in London. The Cornate was the earliest of the seven known surviving copies which is dated in September 24, 1621.
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost
    John Milton is an English poet that usually likes to establish the truth of a specific understanding and the falsity of the contrary posisition. He also was a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cornwell. He wrote a religious flux and a political upheaveal, it was known as and epic peom, it's name is Paradise Lost
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
    Puritans common wearlth was ended in 1660, but monarchy is restored with Charles II. After the political crisis that was after the death of Cornwell in 1558, that was when the restoration of the monarchy, and Charles was invited to return to Britain.