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The Renaissance Period

By Rocky Pruett
  • Aug 22, 1485

    Richard III is killed in battle

    Richard III is killed in battle
    Richard III is killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field in England.
  • Apr 29, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
    In April of 1492 Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas and is given the rank Admiral of the Ocean Sea.
  • Jan 29, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    The Mona Lisa, often said to be the most well-known painting in the world, was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.
  • Jan 29, 1516

    Thomas More's "Utopia" is published

    Thomas More's "Utopia" is published
    Thomas More published Utopia, a famous treatise on human society, on the freshly invented printing press.
  • Jan 29, 1543

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England

    With the Supremacy Act, Henry VIII proclaims himself head of Church of England
    This title was responsible for the English church breaking away from the authority of the Roman Catholic Church after the Pope excommunicated Henry in 1533 over his divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death.
  • Apr 26, 1564

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born

    William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon, is born
    William Shakespeare was born.He was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.

  • Globe Theatre is built in London

    Globe Theatre is built in London
    The Globe Theatre, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, was a theatre in London built on land owned by Thomas Brend.

  • Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth
    King Lear and Macbeth,both tragedies written by Shakespeare, were published.

  • First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia
    Jamestown[1] was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

  • Shakespeare's sonnets are published

    Shakespeare's sonnets are published
    A collection of 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare were published. Some themes used were time, love, beauty, and morality.

  • King James Bible is published

    King James Bible is published
    The King James Version of the Bible, commonly known as the Authorized Verson, was published.

  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
    The Mayflower was the Pilgrim ship that in 1620 made the historic voyage from England to the New World.

  • Newspapers are first published in London

    Newspapers are first published in London
    The oldest newspapers were published in London on this date.

  • John Milton begins Paradse Lost

    John Milton begins Paradse Lost
    John Milton begins writing Paradise Lost, a poem consisting ten book and over ten-thousand lines of verse.

  • Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Chales II

    Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Chales II
    After Cromwell's death, and following a brief period of rule under his son, Richard Cromwell, the Protectorate Parliament was dissolved in 1659 and the Rump Parliament recalled, the start of a process that led ultimately to the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.