William Shakespear

  • Aug 22, 1485

    Rishard III is killed in battle

    Rishard III is killed in battle
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
  • Feb 5, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
  • May 5, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia is published

    Thomas More's Utopia is published
  • Apr 21, 1543

    Henry VII proclaims himself head of the Church of England

    Henry VII proclaims himself head of the Church of England
  • Feb 5, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
  • Apr 26, 1564

    william Shakespear, the Bard of Avon, is born

    william Shakespear, the Bard of Avon, is born
  • The Globe is built in London

    The Globe is built in London
  • Shakespear writes King Lear

    Shakespear writes King Lear
  • Shakespeare writes Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes Macbeth
  • First permanant English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown,Virgina

    First permanant English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown,Virgina
  • Shakespeares sonnets are published

    Shakespeares sonnets are published
  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published
  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachutes

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachutes
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost
  • Puritan Commonwealth ends;monarchy is restored with Charled II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends;monarchy is restored with Charled II