Renaissance Period Timeline

By MorganJames
  • Richard III is killed in battle
    Oct 1, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    King Richard III (of England) was killed at the age of 32, during the Battle of Bosworth Field.He was the last member of the Plantagenet dynasty.
  • Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    Oct 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    In 1492, Christopher Columbus found the New World while searching for India.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Oct 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, the world's most famous painting, in 1503.
  • Thomas More's Utopia is published
    Sep 30, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Utopia is a fictional and political philosophy novel written by Thomas More and published in Latin.
  • With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
    Oct 1, 1543

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England

    Henry VIII declared himself and his successors the supreme rulers of England's national religion.
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Oct 1, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    With Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen) coming to the throne of England, she was queen until her death in 1603
  • William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    In this year, William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
  • The Globe Theatre is built in London

    The Globe Theatre is built in London

    This theatre was built by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
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    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    During this period, Shakespeare wrote two of his most famous plays, Macbeth and King Lear.
  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.

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

    This was settled by the Virginia company of London after other attempts, like thr Roanoke Colony, had failed.

  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    At this time, a collection of 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare were published under the title "Shakespeare's Sonnets".
  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published

    The King James Bible is the english translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England.
  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    Plymoth Rock is supposedly the first place the pilgrims set foot on the New World land.
  • Newspapers are firt published in London

    Newspapers are firt published in London

    The Daily Courant was the first published newspaper in London.
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost is an epic poem about the fall of man, as shown in the Bible at the Garden of Eden.
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Charles II was the first monarch after the English Restoration, which ended the confusion after the Glorious Revolution.