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Literary Events

By FaithC625
  • Richard iii
    Jan 1, 1485

    Richard iii

    Killed in battle
  • Christipher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christipher Columbus

    reaches america
  • Mona Lisa
    Jan 1, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Leonardo Divinci Paints Mona Lisa
  • Thomas More
    Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More

    Utopia is published
  • King Henry and the Supremacy Act
    Jan 1, 1543

    King Henry and the Supremacy Act

    WIth Supremacy Act Henry viii proclaims himself head of Church of England
  • Elizabeth i
    Jan 1, 1558

    Elizabeth i

    becomes queen of England
  • William Shakespeare Birth
    Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare Birth

    Known as the Bard of Avon, is born
  • Globe

    Globe

    The Globe Theatre is built in London
  • Shakespeare Writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare Writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Until 1606
  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement in North America established
  • Shakespeare's sonnets

    Shakespeare's sonnets

    Published
  • King James Bible

    King James Bible

    Published
  • Mayflower

    Mayflower

    lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
  • Newspapers in London

    Newspapers in London

    First Published
  • John Milton

    John Milton

    Begins Paradise Lost
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends

    Puritan Commonwealth ends

    monarchy is restored with Charles ii