political and social events

By torres15
  • Richard III
    Feb 6, 1485

    Richard III

    Richard III is killed in battle
  • Christopher Columbus
    Feb 6, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Feb 6, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
  • Henry VIII
    Feb 6, 1543

    Henry VIII

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
  • Elizabeth I
    Feb 6, 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
  • First English Settlement

    First English Settlement

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

    Mayflower

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
  • Puritan Comonwealth Ends

    Puritan Comonwealth Ends

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II