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Was king of England from 1483-1485. His win Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.
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He wasn't the first European to reach the Americas, but his voyages led to the first lasting European contact with them.
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One of the most famous paintings in the world.
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Frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
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Known for his role in the seperation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Established an English Protestant Church and became supreme governor.
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Widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time.
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The Globe Theatre was built between 1597 and 1599 in Southwark on the south bank of London’s River Thames, funded by Richard Burbage and built by carpenter Peter Smith and his workers .
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King Lear is a tragedy that has been used for stage and motion pictures about a king who disposes of his kingdom between two of his three daughters.Macbeth is a tragedy about a king who earned his ruling by murdering the current king, then, out of guilt, continues murdering; the story is about bloodbath and power.
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Considered permanent afer brief abandonment in 1610.
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He published 154 sonnets including 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?', and " Why is my verse so barren of pride."
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English version of the Christian bible.
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The Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor in 1620, after first stopping near today's Provincetown.
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Published by printer Nathan Butter.Corante was the first private newspaper published in English.
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Known as his greatest work; helped his reputation as greatest writer of all time. Paradise Lost was an epic poem about biblical stories.
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English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
