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The last king of the House of York and the last of Plantegenet dynasty killed in the battle Bosworth Field, which became a defining moment for English and Welsh history.
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Columbus and his crew set sail on three ships and end up on one of the Bahamian islands.
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Leonardo da Vinci begins a painting that is now one of the most well known and reconizable paintings around.
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More's narrative depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
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Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England with the Supremacy Act. This Act in 1534 allowed Henry to this and required an oath of loyalty from English subjects that recognized his marriage to Anne Boleyn.
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Also known as the Virgin Queen and associated with William Shakespeare. By her death in 1603, England had become a major world power in every respect, and she became one of
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Also known as the Bard of Avon, William was an English poet, playwright, and actor. Greatest writer in the English language
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The Globe Theatre was a theatre where most of Shakespeare's plays were perfomed.
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King Lear and Macbeth were both tradgic plays written by Shakespear in 1605-1606
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First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia and this town continued as the center of Virginia’s political and social life.
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Shakespeare's 154 sonnots covering love, beauty and morality were pulished for the first time in 1609.
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The first English translation of the the Christian Bible published for the Church of England in 1611.
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The Mayflower pilgrims landed in Plymouth Colony in 1602 becoming the traditional site of the disembarktion of William Braford, who was an English separist leader.
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First titled English newspaper, Corante, published in London, which carried no news about England.
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The Commonnwealth was a period from 1649 and onwards following the end of the Second English War. The monarchy is restored with Charles II following a new political settlement
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An epic poem consisting of 10 books. It is about the biblical story of Adam and Eve. Milton's purpose was to justify the ways of God to men.
