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Aug 22, 1485
Richard III is killed in battle
At the Batlle of Bosworth Field a Welshman struck the death-blow with a halberd while Richard's horse was stuck in the marshy ground. It was said that the blows were so violent that the king's helmet was driven into his skull, killing Richard III. -
Jan 2, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the America
Christopher Columbus sailed on many voyages to reach the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1503
Mona Lisa
Leonaro can Vinci painted a half length portrait of Lisa del Giocondo -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas More publishes Utopia
The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry VIII head of England church
Act of Supremacy, English act of Parliament that recognized Henry VIII as the “Supreme Head of the Church of England.” The act also required an oath of loyalty from English subjects that recognized his marriage to Anne Boleyn. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I Queen of England
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. -
Apr 26, 1564
The Bard is born
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. -
The Globe theatre
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. -
King Lear and Macbeth
William Shakespeare wrote King Lear and Macbeth during this time. -
Jamestown, Virgnia
Jamestown, Virginia became the first permanent English settlement in North America -
Sonnets
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
The King James Version, commonly known as the Authorized Version or King James Bible, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611. -
The Mayflower
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. -
First Newspaper
Newspapers are first published in London -
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. -
Charles II
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
