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Aug 22, 1485
Richard III is killed in battle
Was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat at Bosworth -
Oct 22, 1492
Christopher Columbus reahed the Americas
Was in search for quicker rout to Asia for trade but instead discovered America -
Oct 22, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The most famous painting in the world -
Oct 21, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is Published
A play writen Thomas More it is about the idea of a perfect society -
Oct 22, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
I dictator ship of religion. In this period you where eather in the king relgion or you died -
Dec 22, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana" or "Good Queen Bess", -
Oct 21, 1559
Globe Theatre is built in lundon
Is the stage that most of Shakespeare's plays were preformed before it was burn't down. -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare, The Bard of Avon, is born
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Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
Is a famous ply written by Shakespeare. It is a Tragedy -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown Settlement is a name used by the Commonwealth of Virginia's portion of the historical sites -
Shakespeare's sonnets are published
A collection of peoms written by Shakespeare -
King Jaes Bible is published
The first massivle produced in bible by a king. -
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 fished published in London
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John Milton begins paradise Lost
A story/play written by John Milton -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with CharlesII
The Restoration of the English monarchy began when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
