Renaissance

By david.bolanos11
  • Jan 1, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    Richard III was king of England for two turbulent years. He is best known for being accused of murdering his nephews to protect his throne
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus is sent by italy to find a shorter route for trade and he discovers Americas
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    its an oil painting on a poplar wood panel by the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most-famous painting.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is Published

    the book utopia is a fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More, this book just happens to be published in Latin. The book is a frame narrative
  • Jan 1, 1543

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

    King Henry VIII who was responsible for the English Catholic church breaking away from the authority of the Roman Catholic Church after the Pope excommunicated Henry in 1533 over his divorce from Catherine of Aragon
  • Jan 1, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    After the death of henry the vI queen elizbeth 1 becomes queen of england
  • Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare, The Bard of Avon is Born

    william shakespeare was born in 1564 in stratford upon avon

  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend

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

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

  • Shakespear's sonnets are published

  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible (KJB), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England that began in 1604 and was completed in 1611.

  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The pilgrims left england on religious voyage and land at plymouth rock

  • Newspaper are first published in London

    In the beginning of the 17th century, the right to print was strictly controlled in England. This was probably the reason why the first newspaper in English language was printed in Amsterdam by Joris Veseler around 1620

  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    its an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th century poet jonh milton

  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; Monarchy is restored with Charles II

    Commonwealth ends; Monarchy is restored with Charles II