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Renaissance

  • Richard III is killed in battle
    Aug 22, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    He was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field which was the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses. His death marked the end of the Middle Ages in England
  • Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer who was the first to reach the Americas which lead to lasting European contact with it
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
    Jan 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

    Acclaimed as the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, and the most parodied work of art in the world that is on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797
  • Utopia by Thomas More
    Jan 1, 1516

    Utopia by Thomas More

    Takes place in Utopia which is some sort of perfected society, but it is ultimately unreachable.
  • With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
    Nov 1, 1543

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

    An act of Parliament that did not necessarily grant the King the title but simply acknowledged it as an established fact
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Sometimes called The Virgin Queen or Gloriana, she established an English Protestant church where she became Supreme Governor. She also reigned while English drama flourished
  • William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    He 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 Theatre is built in London

    Globe Theatre is built in London

    A theatre in London made by Lord Chamberlain’s Men on land owned by Thomas Brend. Burnt down in 1613, reopened 1614, officially closed 1642
  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Two tragedies focusing on the damaging psychological effects of politics
  • First permanent English settlement in North Ameria is established at Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement in North Ameria is established at Jamestown, Virginia

    Established by the Virginia Company of London as “James Fort” and located within the country of Tsenacommacah (in the Powhatan Confederacy)
  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    154 sonnets with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality
  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published

    Translated by over 40 Anglican scholars with instructions to have it conform to the ecclesiology and episcopal structure of the Church of England
  • The "Mayflower" lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The "Mayflower" lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    Carried 102 separatists with a crew of about 30 who later established a rudimentary form of democracy
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London

    Named the Corante, single page, and it was published by Nathaniel Butter
  • John Milton begins "Paradise Lost"

    John Milton begins "Paradise Lost"

    Totaled 22 books and focuses on the Biblical story of the Fall of Man to justify the ways of God to men
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Replaced Cromwell, a virtual dictator, and was tolerant with religion