Renaissance

The Renaissance

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  • Jan 1, 1485

    Richard III

    Richard III
    Richard III is killed in battle.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americans.
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Thomas More's Utopia is published
    Thomas More's writes Utopia
  • Jan 30, 1543

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII
    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England.
  • Jan 1, 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
  • Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare is born
    William Shakespeare is born.

  • Globe Theatre

    Globe Theatre
    Globe Theatre is built in London.

  • Macbeth & King Lear

    Macbeth & King Lear
    Shakespeare writes Macbeth and King Lear

  • First permanent settlement

    First permanent settlement
    First permanent English Settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.

  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's sonnets are published
    Shakespeare's sonnets are published in 1609

  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published
    King James Bible is published in 1611.

  • The Mayflower Ship

    The Mayflower Ship
    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts.

  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London
    Newspapers are first published in London.

  • Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost
    John Milton begins Paradise Lost.

  • Puritan Commonwealth ends

    Puritan Commonwealth ends
    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II.