The Renaissance By DamianBlue Period: Jan 1, 1485 to Dec 31, 1660 The Renaissance Sep 30, 1485 Richard III is killed in battle Sep 30, 1492 Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas Sep 30, 1503 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Jan 1, 1516 Thomas More's Utopia is published Sep 30, 1543 With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of the Church of England Sep 30, 1558 Elizabeth I becomes the queen of England Jan 1, 1564 William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born Sep 30, 1599 Globe Theatre is built in London Sep 30, 1605 Shakespeare writes King Lear Sep 30, 1606 Shakespeare writes Macbeth Sep 30, 1607 First permanent settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia Sep 30, 1609 Shakespeare's sonnets are published Sep 30, 1611 King James Bible is published Sep 30, 1620 The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts Sep 30, 1621 Newspapers are first published in London Sep 30, 1658 John Milton begins Paradise Lost Sep 30, 1660 Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II