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Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field.
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Discovers the Americas in 1492. He sailed. Made landfall.
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The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world."
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Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
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He INVENTED the Church of England, he wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn, however the Pope refused so Henry broke from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England
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Queen Elizabeth l starts her long legendary reign.
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William Shakespeare was an English poet, play writer, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
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Oak-and-thatch replica of original Elizabethan theatre, showing Shakespeare plays in the open air.
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King Lear is a tragedy by the big Billy himself, William Shakespeare. The play's action centers on an aging king who decides to divvy up his kingdom between his three daughters (Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia) in order to avoid any conflict after his death. (1605-1606)
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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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Shakespeare's sonnets were published in 1609, no doubt without authorization, by the unsavory Thomas Thorpe
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The King James Bible is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England that began in 1604 and was completed in 1611
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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.
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First English-printed newspaper published in London.
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Paradise Lost is an elaborate retelling of the most important – and tragic – incident in the book of Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Genesis narrates the creation of the world and all its inhabitants, including Adam and Eve, the first human beings.
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The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
