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January 1820: John Keats published in Annals of the Fine...

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January 1820

John Keats published in Annals of the Fine Arts his Ode on a Grecian Urn, written the previous year.
Keats, John. “Introduction”. The Poetical Works of John Keats, edited by Harry Buxton Forman, Oxford University Press, 1921, p. ix - lxxxii.
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20 May 1774: The Massachusetts Regulatory Act or Massachusetts...

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20 May 1774

The Massachusetts Regulatory Act or Massachusetts Government Act received royal assent.
Middlekauff, Robert. The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789. Oxford University Press, 1982.
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Thomas, Peter David Garner. Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773-1776. Clarendon, 1991.
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1862: The first traffic islands designed as pedestrian...

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1862

The first traffic islands designed as pedestrian safety zones were built in Liverpool.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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January 1940: Juanita Frances edited the first issue of...

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January 1940

Juanita Frances edited the first issue of Wife and Citizen, a monthly magazine from the Married Women's Association that campaigned for equal financial and legal rights for married women.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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9 March 1778: The British Parliament approved proposals...

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9 March 1778

The British Parliament approved proposals from Lord North , the Prime Minister, for conciliation with the United States.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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1866: A Select Committee investigated Theatrical...

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1866

A Select Committee investigated Theatrical Licenses and Regulations.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
3, 5, 61, 69

By September 1761: Edward Thompson published a scurrilous poem,...

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By September 1761

Edward Thompson published a scurrilous poem, The Meretriciad.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
12 (1762): 201-3
Crouch, Kimberly. “The public life of actresses: prostitutes or ladies?”. Gender in Eighteenth-Century England: Roles, Representations and Responsibilities, edited by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus, Longman, 1997, pp. 58-78.
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22 August 1282: Dervorguilla sealed the statutes for Balliol...

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22 August 1282

Dervorguilla sealed the statutes for Balliol College , Oxford, thus confirming and completing its foundation by her late husband, John de Balliol .
Jones, John, 1942 -. Balliol College: A History. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Jones, John, 1942 -. Balliol College: A History. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 1997.
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1986: Those in the Anglican mother-church who opposed...

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1986

Those in the Anglican mother-church who opposed the ordination of women secured a vote forbidding ordained women from other parts of the Anglican Communion from celebrating the Eucharist in Britain.
Furlong, Monica. “The St Hilda Community—narrative of a group which supports female priests”. The Ecumenical Review, Vol.
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, No. 1, Jan. 2001, pp. 82-5.

Spring 1874: Artist Lucy Madox Brown married art critic...

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Spring 1874

Artist Lucy Madox Brown married art critic William Michael Rossetti , in a joining of Pre-Raphaelite minds and hearts.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
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June 1856: Adelaide Ristori, famous Italian actress,...

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June 1856

Adelaide Ristori , famous Italian actress, made her British debut in London at the Lyceum Theatre .
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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1 June 1889: The first issue of the New Review was published...

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1 June 1889

The first issue of the New Review was published by Archibald Grove .
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
3: 303

1447: Wye College, in Kent, was established by...

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1447

Wye College , in Kent, was established by John Kempe , later Archbishop of Canterbury, as the College of St Gregory and St Martin.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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The World of Learning. 47th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1997.
(1997): 1542

28 November 1820: Philosopher Friedrich Engels was born in...

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28 November 1820

Philosopher Friedrich Engels was born in Barmen, Germany.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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1871: Mme Venturi became editor of the anti-Contagious...

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1871

Mme Venturi became editor of the anti-Contagious Diseases Acts publication The Shield.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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About 1470: The Distaff Gospels, a collection of the...

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About 1470

The Distaff Gospels, a collection of the beliefs, proverbs, stories, medical and cookery recipes, and advice of medieval peasant women, is assigned to this date by its editors, Kathleen Garay and Madeleine Jeay .
“Scriptorium: Distaff Gospels”. McMaster University: Libraries: e-Resources: Medieval Women: An Interactive Exploration, 2000.
Broadview Press. http://www.broadviewpress.com/.

July 1795-March 1796: The Second Maroon War took place in Jama...

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July 1795-March 1796

The Second Maroon War took place in Jamaica.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
2nd ser. 22 (1798): 285-9
“The Jamaican Maroons”. History of the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia.
“The Second Maroon War”. Windsor Research Centre: Cockpit Country.

12 October 1915: Edith Cavell, the now famous English Red...

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12 October 1915

Edith Cavell , the now famous English Red Cross nurse, was executed by firing squad.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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Sanders, Michael, and Philip M. Taylor. British Propaganda during the First World War, 1914-18. Macmillan, 1982.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1850: Charles Kingsley anonymously published Alton...

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1850

Charles Kingsley anonymously published Alton Locke, A Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

21 February 1437: King James I of Scotland was murdered at...

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21 February 1437

King James I of Scotland was murdered at Perth by a group of armed men led by Robert Graham .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1770: Visits to Bedlam or Bethlehem Hospital were...

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1770

Visits to Bedlam or Bethlehem Hospital were judged to disturb the inmates: tickets replaced free access on payment at the door. Conditions, however, declined after this.
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan, 1983.
Scull, Andrew. The Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Society in Britain, 1700-1900. Yale University Press, 1993.
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Russell, David. Scenes from Bedlam: A History of Caring for the Mentally Disordered at Bethlehem Royal Hospital and the Maudsley. Ballière Tindall, 1997.
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1894: The Harvard Annex (a women's section attached...

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1894

The Harvard Annex (a women's section attached to a male seat of learning, Harvard ) received its charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Radcliffe College , an institution for women.
“Significant Dates in Radcliffe’s History”. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Harvard University: About the Institute.

Frances Eleanor Trollope

FET wrote upwards of fourteen Victorian novels as well as contributing to many periodicals. Much of her fiction is peopled by eccentric cosmopolitan Londoners, Italian and French visitors, and motherless, bright, and educated young women...

1938: Richard Titmuss (not yet a professional sociologist...

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1938

Richard Titmuss (not yet a professional sociologist or writer) argued in Poverty and Population that poverty was causing about 50,000 preventable deaths in Britain every year.
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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Titmuss later became the father of Ann Oakley .

12 June 1638: By the thinnest margin of 7-5, the Court...

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12 June 1638

By the thinnest margin of 7-5, the Court of the Exchequer ruled in favour of King Charles I and against John Hampden on the latter's defiant refusal to pay ship-money, establishing one of the most...