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Richard III died in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagent dynasty.
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Christopher Columbus found the Americas looking for a way to get to Asia quicker. He also colonized the Americas.
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The Mona Lisa has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world."
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Utopia is a novel by Sir Thomas More about a fictional island and the islands religion. It was first wrote in Latin in 1516 and later translated into English in 1551.
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Henry VIII was responsible for breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church after the Pope excommunicated him in 1533.
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Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called "The Virgin Queen", "Gloriana" or "Good Queen Bess", Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
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Althought his birthdate is unknown, we know that William Shakespeare was born in the year of 1564. He is known as the greatist writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He has wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems.
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The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. This is where Shakespeare performed most of his plays. Everybody could go but people with money got better seats. It was burned down on June 29, 1613. It was later rebuilt on the same spot in June 1614.
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Jamestown was the first successful English settlement on the mainland of North America. Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Colony of Virginia on May 13, 1607.
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Collection of all of William Shakespeare's 154 sonnets published in 1609.
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This bible is a English translation of the Christian bible for the Church of England. Its was the third translation approved by English church authorities.
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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.
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In the 17th century, the right to print was strictly controlled in England. This is why the first newspaper was printed in English in England.
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Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by 17th century poet John Milton.
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The Restoration of the English monarchy began when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
