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Oct 23, 1485
Richard 3rd is killed in battle
Richard 3rd was the king of England for two years until he died in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet Dynasty. -
Oct 23, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, born in the Republic of Genoa, in what is northwestern Italy today. He lead three ships out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492 planning to reach Asia for riches, spices and pearls awaited him. Rather than reaching Asia he reaches the Americas. -
Oct 23, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a woman by Leonardo da Vinci who is best known for his art and culture. The painting is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. It was acquired by King Francis 1 of France and is now the property of the French Republic, located in the famous museum The Louvre in Paris. -
Oct 22, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is Published
Political fiction philosophy composed in latin by Thomas More, it is about how perfect the world would be if men treated each other as they would like to be treated. -
Oct 23, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry 8TH proclaims himself head of Church of England
The Act of Supremacy of November 1543 was an Act of the Parliament of England under King Henry 8th declaring that he was the only supreme head on earth of the church in England and that the English crown shall enjoy all honors & dignities. -
Oct 23, 1558
Elizabeth 1 becomes queen of England
Elizabeth became queen of England and Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death she was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, the daughter of Henry 8th she was born into the royal succession but her mother Anne Boleyn was executed two and a half years after her birth. -
Oct 22, 1564
William Shakespear, the Bard of Avon, is born
William Shakespear, the Bard of Avon, is baptized. This year is considered the year he was born altough no one is sure what year he was really born. -
Globe Theatre is built in London
Globe theatre built in 1599 by the playing company, Lord Chamberlain's Men to which Shakespeare belonged to. In this theathre many of Shakespeares plays were performed by only men for anyone that could afford the ticket price. It has been destroyed or shut down several times until the year of 1970 Sam Wanamaker faithfully wanted to reconstruct the Shakespeare Globe. -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare this play is based on the legend of Leir of Britian. Macbeth is also written by Shakespeare and it is considered one of the darkest and powerful tragedies. -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, Virginia was established by the Virginia Company of London as James Fort on May 24, 1607. Jamestown served as the capital of the colony for 83 years from 1616 until 1699. This settlement was located within the territory of a political entity known as Tsenacommacah, the state of the Powhatan Confederacy. -
Shakespeares's sonnets are published
Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of 154 sonnets, dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality, first published in a 1609. -
King James Bible is published
Is a english version of the Christian Bible for the church of England, the translation began in 1604 and ended in 1611. -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
102 individuals most Puritans received some land in to make their own colony. They set sail from England on the Mayflower arriving in Massachusetts in December. -
Newspapers are first published in London
The first newspaper is published during 1621 in London titled Corante -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by English poet John Milton, it was originally published in 10 books. The poem is about a Biblica story of the Fall of Man : the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden, -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles 2
Charles 2nd king of Great Britain and Ireland was restored to the throne after years of exile during the Puritan Commonwealth.
