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Aug 22, 1485
Richard III is killed in battle
Richard III was the king of England from 1483 until his death in the Batlle of Bosworth Field in 1485. Richard's death marked the end of the middle ages. -
Period: Aug 22, 1485 to
Renaissance Events
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Period: Sep 30, 1485 to
Social Events of Renaissance
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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
Christopher Columbus was a Spanish explorer whose goal was to find and establish easy tradiing routes. Instead of finding the trading route he was searching for Columbus was the first European explorer to stumble across the Americas. -
Sep 30, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci was a well known painter during the Renaissance Period. One of his best known paintings is the Mona Lisa which was a half lenth portrait of a woman thought to be Lisa Gherardini. The exact date it was started or completed is unknown. -
Sep 30, 1516
Thomas More’s Utopia is published
Utopia was a book written by Thomas More the book is fictional but descripes an island society. The description of the island is a idealized society. There is no exact publishing date. -
Period: Sep 30, 1516 to
Litearary events of Renaissance
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Sep 30, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
Henry VIII was the king of England from April 21, 1509 until his death on January 28, 1547. Henry started the Anglican Church in England because the Catholic Church would not allow his divorce. -
Sep 30, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
Elizabeth I was the Queen of England from 17 November 1558 until her death on March 24, 1603. She was the daughter and succesor of Henry VIII. -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford Upon Avon on April 26, 1564 and would later become known as one of the greatest writers in all of history. -
Globe Theatre is built in London
The Globe theater was a special theater where most of Shakespeare's plays were preformed. It was built and used by Shakespeares theater troupe Lord Chamberlin's Men. -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
Two of Shakespeares most well known plays are King Lear and Macbeth. King Lear is a telling of the title characters descent into madness as he struggles to decide who should inheirit his kingdom. Macbeth is about a Scotish general who goes into madness after killing a king. -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.
Enlish settlement in North America started in Jamestown which was founded in May 14, 1607. -
Shakespeare’s sonnets are published
Shakespeare is possibly the most well known writer in history. Shakespeare totaled an amount of 154 sonnets were published which still exist today. Exact date of publication unknown. -
King James Bible is published
The King James version of the Bible was first published in 1611 this was a english translation of the Bible and was printed by the King's Printer Robert Barker. -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
The Mayflower was a ship used by British sepratists to come to North America in order to gain religious freedom. There were a total of 102 passengers with and estimated crew of 30. -
Newspapers are first published in London
The first newspaper was published in London in 1621 these printed papers quickly began to replace the handwritten sheets of the time. -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Paradies Lost is an epic poem written by John MIlton. The story of the poem has to do with the fall of man and the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan. -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
This is seen as the end of the Renaissance as monarchy was restored in England which no longer allowed for the enlightenment.
