Writing, Gender & Politics

  • 8

    Metamorphoses by Ovid

    Key Latin subtext of period studied
  • 1439

    Invention of Printing Press c.1439

  • 1485

    Henry VII

    Tudor
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers America

  • 1509

    Henry VIII

    Tudor
  • 1516

    Utopia by Thomas More

  • 1517

    Martin Luther starts Protestant Reformation

  • 1525

    First English translation of Bible

    William Tyndale
  • 1539

    Great Bible

    First authorised English Bible translation
    Authorised by Henry VIII
  • 1547

    Edward VI

    Tudor
  • 1553

    Mary I

    Tudor
  • 1554

    Philip II

    Tudor
  • 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Tudor
  • 1560

    Geneva Bible

    Annotations and commentaries
    Version favoured by Milton
  • 1563

    John Foxe Acts & Monuments

    Multiple versions
    Common name Book of Martyrs
    Protestant history found in every Church
  • Defeat of Spanish Armada

  • The Lie by Walter Ralegh

  • James I of England and VI of Scotland

    Stuart
  • King James Bible

  • Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Amelia Lanyer

    Includes Eve's Apologie in Defence of Women
  • Charles I

    Stuart
    Executed 1649
  • English Civil War 1642-1648

  • Oliver Cromwell 1653-1658

    Lord Protector
  • Charles II

    Stuart
  • Paradise Lost by John Milton

  • James II

    Stuart
  • William III and Mary II

    Stuart
  • Queen Anne

    Stuart
  • George I

    Hanoverian
  • George II

    Hanoverian