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The Renaissance

  • Richard III dies
    Jan 1, 1485

    Richard III dies

    Richard lll dies in battle
  • Christopher Columbus reaches America
    Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches America

    Christopher Columbus reached America.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    Jan 1, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa is painted by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Thomas More's Utopia was published
    Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More's Utopia was published

    The date that Thomas More published his work Utopia. A work of fiction depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs.
  • Henry VIII proclaims himself the head of the church
    Jan 1, 1543

    Henry VIII proclaims himself the head of the church

    King Henry VIII, with the help of the Supremacy act, proclaims himself the head of the church of England.
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Jan 1, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes the queen of England after Henry VIII.
  • William Shakespear is born
    Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespear is born

    William Shakespear, the Bard of Avon, is born.
  • The Globe theatre is built.

    The Globe theatre is built.

    Shakespeares Globe theatre is built in London
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    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth some of his most famous plays.
  • The first permanent English settlement in North America

    The first permanent English settlement in North America

    The first permanent English settlement in North America is at Jamestown, Virginia.
  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's first sonnets are published.
  • The King James Bible is published

    The King James Bible is published

    The King James Bible is published for the public.
  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Full of people, the Mayflower lands at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London

    The first newspapers are published in London.
  • John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins Paradise Lost

    John Milton begins to write Paradise Lost.
  • Charles II restores monarchy

    Charles II restores monarchy

    The Puritan Commonwealth ends when Charles II takes up rule restoring the monarchy.