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Henry faced off the forces of Henry Tudor at the battle of Bosworth Feild.
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Columbus came to america on three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. The voyage took 5 weeks until the morning of october 12, when land was spotted. The land that they had spotted was the Canary Islands.
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The Mona Lisa is the best known painting in the world. It is a portrit of Lisa Gherardini.
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the book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and it religions, social and political customs. the book was orrigionaly written in latin.
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the church of England was brought about during the English Reformation. The church was created as a way to split from the Roman Catholic Church and as a way for Henry VIII to divorce his write.
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Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Daughter of Henry VIII. Her reign is known as the Elizabethian era. she brought stability to England and ruled for 44 years.
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one of the greatest writers in the English language. He wrote 32 plays and 154 sonnets.
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Was built by William Shakespeare's playwright company, Lord Chamberlain's men. The theatre burned down on June 29 1613.
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Both were trageties. King Lear is about King Lear who desends into madness after slitting his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery. Macbeth is about the degredation of ambition into evil.
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The first permanent English settlemnt in North America. Founded by the Virginia Company. known early on as "James Fort".
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Shakespeare's sonnets are a collection of his 154 sonnets. the first 17 poems are called the procreation poems. The sonnets are dedicated to a Mr.W.H. who remains a mystery.
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An english translation of the bible for the Church of England, ordered by King James I. Was first printed by the Kings printer Robert Barker.
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A pilgrim ship that in 1620 sailed from England to the Americas. The ship carried 102 passangers, the majority of which died the first winter of the settlement.
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The right to print was strictly controlled in England, which could easily explain the reason for the location of the first newspapers. The first newspapers were printed in a phamplet format.
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An epic poem that was origionally published in ten books. The poem is about the biblical story of the fall of man.
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Oliver Cromwell and his followers overthrow the British government and placed Cromwell as its leader. once Cromwell died Charles II was invited to return as ruler of England.
