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Oct 1, 1485
Richard III is killed in battle
King Richard III (of England) was killed at the age of 32, during the Battle of Bosworth Field.He was the last member of the Plantagenet dynasty. -
Oct 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
In 1492, Christopher Columbus found the New World while searching for India. -
Oct 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, in 1503. -
Sep 30, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is published
Utopia is a fictional and political philosophy novel written by Thomas More and published in Latin. -
Oct 1, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
Henry VIII declared himself and his successors the supreme rulers of England's national religion. -
Oct 1, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
With Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen) coming to the throne of England, she was queen until her death in 1603 -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
In this year, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom -
The Globe Theatre is built in London
This theatre was built by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. -
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Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
During this period, Shakespeare wrote two of his most famous plays, Macbeth and King Lear. -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.
This was settled by the Virginia company of London after other attempts, like thr Roanoke Colony, had failed. -
Shakespeare's sonnets are published
At this time, a collection of 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare were published under the title "Shakespeare's Sonnets". -
King James Bible is published
The King James Bible is the english translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England. -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
Plymoth Rock is supposedly the first place the pilgrims set foot on the New World land. -
Newspapers are firt published in London
The Daily Courant was the first published newspaper in London. -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem about the fall of man, as shown in the Bible at the Garden of Eden. -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
Charles II was the first monarch after the English Restoration, which ended the confusion after the Glorious Revolution.
