Renaissance

By AmberLynn1994
  • Sep 26, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    Richard III is killed in battle
  • Period: Sep 26, 1485 to

    Events

  • Sep 26, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
  • Sep 26, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
  • Sep 26, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Thomas More's Utopia is published
  • Sep 26, 1543

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

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
  • Sep 26, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
  • Sep 26, 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
  • Period: to

    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