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1485
Richard lll is killed in battle
Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world's most-famous painting. -
Nov 11, 1516
Thomas More's utopia
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire -
1543
With the supremacy act, Henry Vlll proclaims himself head of Church of English
He thereby asserted the independence of the Ecclesia Anglicana. He appointed himself and his successors as the supreme rulers of the English church. -
1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
Elizabeth was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. -
1564
William Shakespeare, The Bard of Avon
they call him The Bard is because he is considered to be the greatest poet that ever lived. -
Globe Theater is Built in London
It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend and grandson Sir Matthew Brend, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613 -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
King Lear is a tragedy. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all
Macbeth is a tragedy. It dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
It was established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 4, 1607 was considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610 -
Shakespeare,s sonnets are published
Shakespeare's sonnets is the title of a collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare -
King James Bible is published
King James Bible is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611 -
Newspapers are first published in London
beginning of the 17th century, the right to print was strictly controlled in England -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. -
John Milton begins Paradise lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. -
Puritan Commonwealth ends;monarchy is restored with Charles II
t began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under the Stuart King Charles II. It followed the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The term Restoration is used to describe both the actual event by which the monarchy was restored, and the period of several years afterwards in which a new political settlement was established. -
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
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Christopher Columbus Discovers America, 1492. Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492
