Literary Events, Political and Social Events

By Timgee22
  • Aug 22, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    Richard died during the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last English king to die in battle (and the only English king to do so on English soil since Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066).
  • Period: Sep 26, 1485 to

    Political and Social Events

  • Sep 26, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Columbus was originally trying to get to the East Indies by going around the world, but instead, he found the Americas.
  • Sep 26, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

    The painting is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo.
  • Sep 26, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Utopia is a book about an imaginary island society and its religious, social and political customs.The real title; "De optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia", literally translates, "Of a republic's best state and of the new island Utopia"
  • Period: Sep 26, 1516 to

    Literary Events

  • Sep 26, 1543

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

    "Henry's struggles with Rome led to the separation of the Church of England from papal authority, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and establishing himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Yet he remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings, even after his excommunication from the Catholic Church." - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England)
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I inherited the throne of England from her half-sister, Queen Mary I when she was 25.
  • Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born.

    Shakespeare was born during the Renaissance, when art, culture, and thought was swept through Western Europe toward the end of the Middle Ages.

  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    It was built on the Southbank of the river Thames in Southwark, London in close to the Bear Garden. The land had been owned by the Bishop of Winchester and this estate was called the Liberty of the Clink.

  • Shakespear begins writing King Lear and Macbeth

    considered some of the finest works in the English language along with Hamlet and Othello.

  • Shakespeare finishes writing King Lear and Macbeth

    considered some of the finest works in the English language along with Hamlet and Othello.

  • First permanent English Settlement in North America is Established at Jamestown, Virginia

    The Capital of the Colony for 83 years.

  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    They were published by Thomas Thorpe.

  • King James Bible is published

    The King James Bible was England's authorized version of the Bible.

  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    Pilgrims who were Puritans, received a grant of land on which to set up their own colony. They set sail from England on the Mayflower, arriving in Massachusettes in December.

  • Newspapers are first published in London

    The first titled newspaper printed in London was called the "Corante".

  • John Milton begins "Paradise Lost"

    "Paradise Lost" has a total of over ten thousand lines of verse and talks about the fall of man and the temptation with Adam and Eve.

  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the the time when the government was suspended because of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.