Literary Events

By kara.green
  • Feb 5, 1485

    Richard lll is killed in battle

    Richard lll is killed in battle
  • Feb 5, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
  • Feb 5, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Thomas More's Utopia is published
  • Feb 5, 1543

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of the Church of England

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of the Church of England
  • Feb 5, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
  • Jan 10, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    Globe Theatre is built in London

  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia

  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's sonnets are published

  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published

  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London

  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost

  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II