History Timeline By 22metcalfen 1492 Columbus "Discovered" the Americas 1517 Martin Luther Posts his 95 Thesis 1566 King James I Becomes King of England 1585 First Attempt to Settle Roanoke 1588 Spanish Armada Defeated 1607 Jamestown is Founded 1611 King James Version Bible is published 1620 Pilgrims land in the New World 1649 Charles I is Executed