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Oct 22, 1485
Richard III is killed in Battle
Richard III was KIng of England for two years before his untimely death in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last King of the House of York and Plantagent Dynasty. -
Oct 22, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
Columbus's journey to the Americas marked the first lasting European contact with the Americas. Columbus's original journey was made to gain the upper hand in the race to trade spices with Asia. -
Oct 22, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa is most famous for her elusive smile. Leonardo used a special technique to make the eyes and smile appear as if the orgin of them are unknown. -
Oct 21, 1516
Thomas More's Utopia is published
The book was written before the outbreak of the Reformation. It was orginally written in Latin and later translated into other languages. Utopia was written to describe the perfect, ideal human society. -
Oct 22, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
Whe Henry VIII declared himself head of the church, he then seperated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church and reformed England into a Protestant instead of Roman Catholic country. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Her reign was called the Elizabethean era, known for the flourish of arts and dramas led by people such as William Shakespeare. It was also know for the adeventuring that took place. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare is born
William Shakespeare was born to John and Mary Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. -
Globe Theatre is built in London
The Globe was the principle playhouse of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Most of Shakespeare's plays were performed here. -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
Both plays are tragedies written after Kings. They both point out the flaws with Elizabethean society and corruption. -
First permanent English settlement on North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.
Jamestown was the first town to succed after many failed attempts at the town Roanoke. Jamestown served as the capitol of the colony for 83 years. -
Shakespeare's sonnets are published
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets dealing with themes such as time, love, beauty and mortality. -
King James Bible is published
WHen the King James Version of the BIble was published it was a milestone in Christianity for the English world. The Bible was a modified version of a different bible that King James published. -
The Mayflower lands Plymouth Rock, Massachusettes
The Mayflower was a ship that carried 102 passengers from England to the New World. These Pilgrims started towns and colonies which have grown to what we are today. -
Newspapers are first published in London
Newspapers were first printed in pamphlet form and mostly reported war. -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem written in blank verse. It contains the biblical story of The Fallen Man. Milton wrote it to "justify the ways of men." -
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
Charles was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was proclaimed King in 1649 but that was illegal according to the Commonwealth period they were going through. He was then officially made King in 1660.
