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Jan 1, 1485
Richard III
Richard III is killed in battle. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa -
Jan 1, 1516
Thomas More
Thomas More's Utopia is published. -
Jan 1, 1543
Supremacy Act
With the Supremacy Act, Henry View proclaims himself head of Church of England -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England -
Jan 1, 1564
The Bard of Avon
William Shakespeare is born -
Globe Theatre
The Globe is built in London. -
Shakespeare
Shakespeare writes King Lear and Macbeth -
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement in North America is established at Jamestown, Virginia. -
Shakespeare
Shakespeare's sonnets are published -
King James
King James Bible is published -
The Mayflower
The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. -
Newspapers
Newspapers are first published in London -
John Milton
John Milton begins Paradise Lost -
Charles II
Puritan Commonwealth ends; monarchy is restored with Charles II
