Rennaisance Events Timeline By Reidokerspeedo Sep 30, 1453 With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England Aug 22, 1484 Richard III was killed in Battle Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus Reaches the Americas On the ships the Nina, Santa Maria, and Pinta Sep 30, 1503 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Dec 31, 1516 Thomas More's Utopia was published Nov 17, 1558 Elizabeth I becomes queen of England Her reign continued until death on March 24, 1603 Apr 23, 1564 William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, Was born Born on April 23, 1564. Born in Stratford upon Avon, England Sep 30, 1599 The Globe Theatre was Built in England London, England Period: Sep 30, 1605 to Sep 30, 1606 Shakespeare writes "King Lear" and "Macbeth" May 14, 1607 First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia. Sep 30, 1609 Shakespeare's sonnets are posted Sep 30, 1611 The King James Bible is published Nov 21, 1620 The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts Sep 30, 1621 London's first newspaper is produced Sep 30, 1658 John Milton Begins "Paradise Lost" Sep 30, 1660 Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
