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Aug 22, 1485
Richard III dies
King Richard III of England dies at battle of Bosworth Field. Ending Middle Ages in England -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches America
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas -
Oct 5, 1503
Mona Lisa
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Thought to be a painting of Lisa Gherandi, the wife of Francesco del Gioconde -
Oct 5, 1534
Supremacy act
Declared Henry VIII head of the church of England -
Jan 15, 1559
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I becomes Queen -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is born -
Kings Lear
1605-1606 Shakespear writes Kings Lear -
Macbeth
Shakespeare wrote Macbeth from 1605 - 1606 -
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Kings Lear and Macbeth
Shakespeare writes the Kings Lear and Macbeth -
Jamestown
Jamestown is founded -
Shakespeares sonnets
Shakespeare's sonnets are published. They covered love, morality, beauty, and passage of time -
Kings James Bible
King james bible was the third accepted english translation of the bible -
Mayflower
The mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts with approximately 130 people -
The Puritan Commonwealth ends
Charles II crowned king April 23, 1661 -
Globe Theatre built
The Globe Theatre is associated with Shakespeare and was built by the Lord Chamberlains' men -
Thomas More writes Utopia
Describes a fictional utopian island
