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Jan 27, 1485
richard iii is killed in battle
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485, at the age of 32, in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. -
Jan 27, 1492
christopher columbus reaches the americas
On this day in History, Columbus reaches the New World on Oct 12, 1492. ... Christopher Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia. ... He was the first European to explore the Americas since the Vikings set up ... -
Jan 27, 1503
leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world -
Jan 25, 1516
thomas more's utopia is published
Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs -
Jan 27, 1543
with the supremacy act henry VIII proclaims himself head of church of england
Supreme Head of the Church of England was a title held by the kings Henry VIII and Edward VI, signifying their leadership of the Church of England. ... and declared the Church of England as the established church with himself as its head. -
Jan 27, 1558
elizabeth I becomes queen of england
Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. When she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans -
Jan 25, 1564
william shakespeare the bard of avon is born
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon -
globe theatre is built in london
The original Globe was an Elizabethan theatre which opened in Autumn 1599 in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, in an area now known as Bankside. It was one of several major theatres that were located in the area -
Sahkespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. ..... The conflated version is born from the presumption that Shakespeare wrote only one original ..... (Mieko Harada), Hidetora's daughter-in-law and the film's Lady Macbeth-like villain -
first permanent english settlement in north america is at jamestown virginia
The founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, in Virginia in 1607 – 13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts – sparked a series of cultural encounters that helped shape the nation and the world -
shakespeares sonnets are published
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knig james bible is published
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the mayflower lands at plymouth rock massachussets
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newspapers are first published in london
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jphn milton begins paradise lost
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puritan commonwealth ends monarchy is restored with charles II
