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Aug 22, 1458
Richard III is killed in battle
When Edward IV passed, Richard took over a few new responsibilites that brought him close to the throne. Henry Tudor, a claim to the throne, decided that the power should be his. The two leaders met in battle, and Richard didn't survive. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
Native Americans today are also called Indians because Columbus originally intended to sail to India. He didn't anticipate another continent in the way, so, thinking he'd found India, he incorrectly called the natives Indians. -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
This painting, although simple and peaceful, is steeped in controversy, mainly concerning the subject of the portrait and the seemingly surreal landscape -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is published
is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in 1516. English translations of the title include A Truly Golden Little Book, No Less Beneficial Than Entertaining, of the Best State of a Republic, and of the New Island Utopia (literal) and A Fruitful and Pleasant Work of the Best State of a Public Weal, and of the New Isle Called Utopia. -
Jan 1, 1543
The Supremacy Act
Henry VIII took a huge step in feudal development. Before his boldness, the Pope had truly been the supreme ruler of Europe, not the king. Henry VIII seemed to attempt to combine the two jobs into one massive role. -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth becomes queen
Elizabeth, the fifth and last queen of the Tudor dynasty, was also known by several endearing nicknames such as Good Queen Bess. -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
was an English poet and playwright, 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
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, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. -
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Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
Macbeth-Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. -
First English Settlement in NA Jamestown Virgina
The first permanent settlement in North America was filled with hardship and tough judgment. -
Shakespeare'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 quarto entitled SHAKE-SPEARES SONNETS -
King James Bible Is published
The Authorized Version, commonly known as the King James Version, King James Bible, AV, KJB, or KJV, is an English translation of the Christian Bible by the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611. -
The Mayflower lands
The pilgrims aboard the Mayflower left England to escape religious persecution and establish their own system of religious persecution -
Newspapers are first published in London
The first "newspapers" were really just pamphlets loaded with current and trivial information. The newspaper as we know it today was born in 1665 as the Oxford Gazette. -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
"John Milton started writing the book Paradise Lost before his wedding. Then his wife died and he wrote Paradise Regained." -
Puritan Commonwealth ends
As the monarchy was restored with Charles II, witch hunts multiplied, and the Great Awakening ruined what was left of the civilised world, it seemed that the world was both ending and starting anew.
