Shakespeare By tenessa97 Jun 1, 1485 Rischard 3 killed in battle Jun 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas Jun 1, 1503 Leonardo da Vici paints the Mona Lisa Jan 1, 1516 Thomas More's Utopia Is Published Jun 1, 1543 Henry 8th proclaims himself head of Church of England uses Supermacy Act Jun 1, 1558 Elizabeth 1 becomes queen of England Jun 1, 1564 William Shakespeare is born born in the Bard of Avon Jun 1, 1599 Globe Theater Is Built Built in London Jun 1, 1605 Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth Jun 1, 1609 Shakespeare's sonnets are published Jun 1, 1611 King James Bible is published Jun 1, 1620 Mayflower Lands Plymoth Rock, Massachusetts Jun 1, 1621 Newspapers are first published in London Jun 1, 1658 John Milton begins Paradise list Jun 1, 1660 Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles 3 Feb 13, 2015 First permanent english settlement established at Jamestown, Virginia In North America