Renaissance

Renaissance Period

By Mariajose1
  • Richard III is killed in battle
    Aug 22, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    Died in the Battle of Bosworth Field
  • Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Was born in Italy.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa (c.1503)
    Jan 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa (c.1503)

    Is the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world
  • Thomas More's Utpoia is published
    Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utpoia is published

    primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
  • With theh Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England (c.1543)
    Jan 1, 1543

    With theh Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England (c.1543)

    He asked the pope to grant him annulment to his marriage
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Queen all her life and was well known
  • Willaim Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born.
    Aug 23, 1564

    Willaim Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born.

    Wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets
  • The Globe Theatre is built in London

    The Globe Theatre is built in London

    Was burnt down 4 times and rebuilt every time
  • Shakespeare writes King Lear

    Shakespeare writes King Lear

    Character that decends into madness
  • Shakespeare writes Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes Macbeth

    Is known to be a tragic hero
  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virgina

    First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virgina

    Named after King James I
  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published

    English translation of the Christan bible
  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    Carried two groups, religious and non-religious
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London

    English daily newspaper, the Daily Courant
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost (c.1658)

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost (c.1658)

    epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Monarchy was restored but it did not go back to normal