Renaissance Timeline

By cristina.cuevas
  • Richard III is killed in battle
    Sep 30, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    He was the King of England until he died in the Battle of Bosworth Field.
  • Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    Sep 30, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus sailed across the atlantic from spain.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Sep 30, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa is believed to be one of the best known portriats in the world
  • Thomas More’s Utopia is published
    Sep 30, 1516

    Thomas More’s Utopia is published

    Provides a depiction of a fictional island society.
  • With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
    Sep 30, 1543

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

    The supremacy act declared him as the head of the church of england.
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Sep 30, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    the first and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty
  • William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    Sep 30, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    Regarded as the greatest writer in the English language
  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    Globe Theatre is built in London

    Built by Shakespeares company
  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Tragedies by William Shakespeare
  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia.

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

    Jamestown was the first English Settlement
  • Shakespeare’s sonnets are published

    Shakespeare’s sonnets are published

    A collection of sonnets
  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published

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

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    Originally headed towards virginia, but a storm knocked it off it's course and it ended up in Massachusetts
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London

    Single page newspaper
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    Paradise Lost is an epic poem by John Milton
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    The puritans were allied under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell.