Literary events

Literary Events

By AliciaRene1997
  • Jan 1, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    Richard III is killed in battle
    Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas.

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas.
    Columbus reaches the New World on Oct 12, 1492.
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    "The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world"
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Thomas More's Utopia is published
    A utopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is perfect.
  • Jan 1, 1543

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of the Church of England

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of the Church of England
    The first Act of Supremacy was legislation in 1534 that granted King Henry VIII of England Royal Supremacy.
  • Jan 1, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    After 44 years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies, and King James VI of Scotland ascends to the throne, uniting England and Scotland under a single British monarch.
  • Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    William Shakespeare was born April of 1564 and died April 23, 1616

  • Globe Theatre is build in London

    Globe Theatre is build in London
    Destroyed by a fire in 1613.

  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
    1605-1606.

  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
    On May 14, 1607, a small company of
    settlers landed at a point on the James River
    in Virginia and established the settlement of
    Jamestown. It was the first permanent
    English settlement in the New World.

  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's sonnets are published
    Shakespeare's Sonnets is the title of a collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare which cover themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality.

  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published
    English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England.

  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
    Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history.

  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London
    In 1621 the newspaper "Corante" is published in London.

  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost
    The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse.

  • Puritan Commonweath ends; monarchy is restores with Charles II

    Puritan Commonweath ends; monarchy is restores with Charles II
    Under invitation by leaders of the English Commonwealth, Charles II, the exiled king of England, lands at Dover, England, to assume the throne and end 11 years of military rule.