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The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been known as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world." The painting, is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506, although Leonardo may have continued working on it later. (infoplease.com)
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The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerThe chapel is the location for Papal Conclaves and many important servicesstone work of High Renaissance art. (infoplesase,com)
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Princess Elizabeth I is born. She is born to King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anna Boleyn. (Thomas 177-178)
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Anne Boleyn is executed leaving Queen Elizabeth untitled like her older sister Mary. King Henery almost immediatly marrys Jane Seymour. They soon have a chld Prince Henry. Jane dies after chidbirth. (Thomas 177-178)
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Catherine Champernowne is made Elizabeths governess. Elizabeth was a good student. She was a excelent linguist speaking many lanugages like French, Flemish, Italian and Spanish. (Phillips 112)
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King Henry VIII dies. Elizabeths younger half-brother, becomes king Edward at age 9. Henerys widow Cathrine Parr takes care of Elizabeth along with her new husband Thomas Seymour. (Phillips 113)
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Cathrine Parr finds Thomas and Elizabeth in a inapproprate embrace. Parr banishes her step- daughter. After Parrs death Thomas was accused of planning to marry Elizabeth and overthrowing his brother as Lord Protector. (Hayward 205)
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Elizabeth and her step-sister Mary are raised on different religions. Catholic Mary persecutes all protestants during her ruling. Elizabeth is imprisoned for a year in the Tower of London for her involvment in a religious rebellion. (Haywood 112)
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Mary becomes ill, and names her half-sister Queen. She becomes Queen at age 25. Elizabeth works closley with parliment and trusted advisors. (Hoppping 16)
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Elizabeth's cousin, Mary Queen of Scots, is considered by the French and many Catholics to be the rightful heir to the English throne. Queen Elizabeth, fearing a coup, supports Protestant rebels in Scotland. Mary is defeated and detained in England for 19 years. (Phillips 89)
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Queen Elizabeth's foreign policy is very defensive, but in 1585 she sends an army to aid Protestant Dutch rebels fighting King Philip II of Spain. The resulting Treaty of Nonsuch marks the beginning of the Anglo-Spanish War, which lasts until 1604. (Thomas 177-178)
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In the Fall of 1602, Elizabeth suffers a severe depression after a number of close friends die. Queen Elizabeth I dies on March 24, 1603 at Richmond Palace. (Thomas 177-178)
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The Globe Theatre also known as the Shakespeare Globe Theatre was not only one of most famous playhouse’s of all time, but the play house where Shakespeare performed many of his greatest plays. Built from oak, deal, and stolen playhouse frames, the 3 storey, 3000 capacity Globe Theatre, was aslo co-owned by William Shakespeare. (infoplease.com)
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The Pilgrim Fathers landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Pilgrims were traveling to Plymouth to escape the strict rules of England.The colony settled in 1620 and was the second most sucsessful english colony. (Infoplease,com)
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Early in the morning of September 2nd, the Great Fire of London broke out in King Charles II's bakers house. The fire spread all through the town, and becuase of the wind it spread fast. After three days of buring the fire went out, four-fifths of London was burned and suprisingly only 16 people were found dead. (inforplease.com)
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The Bank of England was founded in 1694 to act as the Government's banker and debt-manager. Since then its role has developed and evolved, centred on the management of the nation's currency and its position at the centre of the UK's financial system. (Thomas 63)
