Renaissance Timeline

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

    Richard III is killed in battle

    The last king of the House of York was killed in the Last Battle of Bosworth
  • Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Oct 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo di Vinci paints virtually his most famous painting
  • Thomas More’s Utopia is published
    Nov 30, 1516

    Thomas More’s Utopia is published

    Utopia was a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More that depicts a perfect society
  • 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

    Henrey the *th declares himself the head of the Church of england
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    The fifth and last Monarch of the Tudor dynasty, sometimes known as the virgin queen, was crowned on this day
  • William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    Apr 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    The famous writer William Shakespeare was born
  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    Globe Theatre is built in London

    Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was built by a group of the Shakespearian players
  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    William Shakespeare wrotes two influential and famous works between 1605 and 1606
  • 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 founded, starting what we know as the united states
  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published

    The most commonly referenced bible that is still used today was published
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London

    Now called The Guardian, the first newspaper ever published in london were started this day
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Charles II becomes king on this day
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins writing his book Paradise Lost on this day.