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Jan 27, 1485
Richard lll is killed in battle
Richard III was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. -
Jan 27, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. He was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci's and the world's most famous painting, it is also the only portrait by Leonardo whose authorship remains unquestioned -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas Mores Utopia is Published
Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. -
Jan 27, 1543
With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
Supreme Head of the Church of England was a title held by the kings Henry VIII and Edward VI, signifying their leadership of the Church of England. -
Jan 27, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1564
Willam Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist -
Globe Theater is built in London
The Globe was the principal playhouse of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Most of Shakespeare's post-1599 plays were staged at the Globe, including Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear and Hamlet. -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
King Lear is a tragedy and also Macbeth -
First permanent English settlement in North America is establsihed at Jamestwon, Virgina
On May 14, 1607, a small company of
settlers landed at a point on the James River
in Virginia and established the settlement of
Jamestown. It was the first permanent
English settlement in the New World. -
Shakespeares sonnets are published
Thomas Thorpe published Shakespeare's sonnets, no doubt without the author's permission, in quarto format, along with Shakespeare's long poem. -
King James Bible is published
King James Bible, is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England that began in 1604 and was completed in 1611. -
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history. -
Newspapers are first published in London
the Daily Courant, was launched with the reign of Queen Anne First titled newspaper, Corante, published in London -
John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is about Adam and Eve—how they came to be created and how It's the same story you find in the first pages of Genesis -
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 Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
