The renaissance By afroman3330 Jan 30, 1485 richard 111 is killed in battle Jan 30, 1492 christopher columbus reaches the americas Jan 30, 1503 leonardo da vinci paints the Mona lisa Jan 30, 1516 Thomas More's Utopia is pulished Thomas More's Utopia is pulished Jan 30, 1543 with the supremacy act henry VIII proclaims himself head of church of egland with the supremacy act henry VIII proclaims himself head of church of egland Jan 30, 1558 Elizabeth I becomes queen of Egland Jan 30, 1564 William Shakespeare, the bard of avon, is born Jan 30, 1599 Globe theatre is built in london Jan 30, 1605 Shakespeare writes king lear and macbeth Jan 30, 1607 First permanent English settlement in north america is established at jamestown, virginia Jan 30, 1609 Shakespeare;s sonnets are published Jan 30, 1611 king james bible is published Jan 30, 1620 the mayflower lands at Plymouth rock, massachusetts = Jan 30, 1621 newspapers are first published in london Jan 30, 1658 john milton begins Paradise lost Jan 30, 1660 puritain commonwealth ends; monarchy is resorted with charles II