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Period: Sep 30, 1480 to
Renaissance
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Aug 22, 1485
Richard III is killed in battle.
Led the last charge of knights in English history in marshy fields near the village of Sutton Cheney in Leicestershire. He was killed by an act of treason from William Stanley. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus first landed in the Amricas
On August 3, 1492, Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Niña. On October 12, the expedition sighted land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas, and went ashore the same day, claiming it for Spain. -
Oct 1, 1503
Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci
The title of the painting, which is known in English as Mona Lisa, comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife." -
Oct 1, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is published
The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs -
Oct 1, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
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Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
got throne at 25 years old
held throne for 44 years
last monarch of the Tudo dynasty
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Apr 23, 1564
Willim Shapespeare, 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
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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. -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
1605-1606 -
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
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Shakespeares sonnets were published
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King James Bible is Published
Name used as the 1611 translation -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
The Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor in 1620, after first stopping near today's Provincetown. According to oral tradition, Plymouth Rock was the site where William Bradford and other Pilgrims first set foot on land. -
Newspapers are first published in London
Corante.... The earliest of seven surviving copies is dated Sep 24, 1621
First private newspaper published in English -
John Milton begins Paradise lost
Finished in 1667
About Religious strugles -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
During the course of the 17th century, the political system of England changed from the Absolute Monarchy of the Tudors to Constitutional Monarchy and the rule of Parliament. Constitutional Monarchy is a system of government where the power of the ruler is limited. It is limited by law, limited by a Parliament or legislative branch; and limited, ultimately, by the people. Government depends on the consent of the people. This is a revolutionary principle. It fundamentally challenges the id
