English History in Early Modern English time By pischoffkati Jan 1, 1476 William Caxton establishes the first English printing press https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/william-caxton-and-canterbury-tales Jan 1, 1500 Start of English Renaissance https://prezi.com/nzskx17iupw4/english-renaissance/ Jan 1, 1526 6 William Tyndale prints his English translation of the New Testament of The Bible Jan 1, 1590 William Shakespeare writes his first plays http://shakespeare.about.com/od/shakespearefaq/f/What-Was-The-First-Play-Shakespeare-Wrote.htm Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, established http://www.history.com/topics/jamestown Jan 1, 1616 Death of William Shakespeare Jan 1, 1622 Publication of the first English-language newspaper, the Courante or Weekly News Jan 1, 1623 First Folio of Shakespeares works is published Jan 1, 1702 Publication of the first daily English-language newspaper, The Daily Courant, in London Jan 1, 1755 Samuel Johnson publishes his Dictionary of the English Language
