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Aug 22, 1485
Richard III is killed in battle
was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field -
Apr 6, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer, citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean -
Feb 6, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
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 -
Feb 6, 1516
Thomas More’s Utopia is published
The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. -
Nov 17, 1558
1558 Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, the childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. -
Apr 26, 1564
William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist -
1599 Globe Theatre is built in London
It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son -
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare and also macbeth -
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. -
Shakespeare’s sonnets are published
are a collection of 154 sonnets, dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality, first published in a 1609 -
King James Bible is published
is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England begun in 1604 and completed in 1611 -
1620 The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
was an English colonial venture in North America from 1620 to 1691. -
Newspapers are first published in London
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John Milton begins Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton
