- Sir Thomas Wyatt
- Henry Howard
- Sir Philip Sidney
- Sir Walter Ralegh
- Edmund Spenser
- William Shakespeare - Sonnets 18, 130
- John Donne
- Andrew Marvell
- Christopher Marlowe - The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
- William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- William Shakespeare - Macbeth
- 1455: War of the roses starts
- Edward IV of England (York) (1461-1483) (wise, liked by his subjects) (22yrs)
- Richard III of England (York) (1483-1485) (controversial, gifted military commander, imprisoned Edward V) (2yrs)
- 1485: War of the roses ends
- Henry VII of England (Tudor) (1485-1509) (peace, economic prosperity, not military) (24yrs)
- Henry VIII of England (Protestant, Tudor) (1509-1547) (38yrs)
- Edward VI of England (Protestant, Tudor) (1547-1553) (6yrs)
- Mary I of England (Catholic, Tudor) (1553-1558) (5yrs)
- Elizabeth I of England (Protestant, Tudor) (1558-1603) (45yrs)
- James I of England (Catholic, Stuart) (1603-1625) (22yrs)
- Charles I of England (Catholic?, Stuart) (1625-1649) (24yrs)
- Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658)
- Charles II of England (1660-1685)
- James II of England (1685-1689)
- William III of England and Mary II of England (1689-1702)
- Sir Thomas Wyatt
- Henry Howard
- Sir Philip Sidney
- Sir Walter Ralegh
- Edmund Spenser
- William Shakespeare - Sonnets 18, 130
- John Donne
- Andrew Marvell
- Christopher Marlowe - The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus
- William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- William Shakespeare - Macbeth
- 1455: War of the roses starts
- Edward IV of England (York) (1461-1483) (wise, liked by his subjects) (22yrs)
- Richard III of England (York) (1483-1485) (controversial, gifted military commander, imprisoned Edward V) (2yrs)
- 1485: War of the roses ends
- Henry VII of England (Tudor) (1485-1509) (peace, economic prosperity, not military) (24yrs)
- Henry VIII of England (Protestant, Tudor) (1509-1547) (38yrs)
- Edward VI of England (Protestant, Tudor) (1547-1553) (6yrs)
- Mary I of England (Catholic, Tudor) (1553-1558) (5yrs)
- Elizabeth I of England (Protestant, Tudor) (1558-1603) (45yrs)
- James I of England (Catholic, Stuart) (1603-1625) (22yrs)
- Charles I of England (Catholic?, Stuart) (1625-1649) (24yrs)
- Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658)
- Charles II of England (1660-1685)
- James II of England (1685-1689)
- William III of England and Mary II of England (1689-1702)