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December 1664: The Second Dutch War broke out, following...

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December 1664

The Second Dutch War broke out, following Puritan antimonarchical conspiracies of the previous year.
Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press, 1997.
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Seaward, Paul. “The Restoration 1660-1688”. Stuart England, edited by Blair Worden, Phaidon, 1986, pp. 147-75.
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21 April 1509: King Henry VII died; the next day Henry VIII...

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21 April 1509

King Henry VII died; the next day Henry VIII assumed the throne of England. He began his reign by marrying Catherine of Aragon , widow of his brother Arthur.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Duffy, Eamon. “The Unlikeliest Loophold”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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1903: The Chelsea Art School opened at 4 and 5...

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1903

The Chelsea Art School opened at 4 and 5 Rossetti Studios, Flood Street, London. Co-founded by William Orpen and Augustus John , the school was open to women as well as men.
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
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1947: Chinese women acquired the right to vote...

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1947

Chinese women acquired the right to vote.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

1933: In this year, under Stalin, the Russian gulag...

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1933

In this year, under Stalin , the Russian gulag or concentration camp system was occupied by two and a half million prisoners, most of them accused of sabotage or of owning land.
Netz, Reviel. “Barbed Wire”. London Review of Books, 20 July 2000, pp. 30-5.
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Between 719 and 722: A nun and future abbess called Bugga, with...

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Between 719 and 722

A nun and future abbess called Bugga , with her mother, Eangyth (who was then abbess of the Kentish monastery to which Bugga succeeded), wrote the letter to Saint Boniface for which she is principally known.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1918: As H. H., Helen Hamilton published Napoo!...

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1918

As H. H., Helen Hamilton published Napoo! A Book of War Bêtes-Noires, a collection of satirical verse.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

February 1968: The Tet offensive (that is, an attack on...

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February 1968

The Tet offensive (that is, an attack on US-held Saigon mounted at the lunar new year by the Vietcong ) emboldened opposition to American power across the Third World.
Anderson, Perry. “Our Man”. London Review of Books, 10 May 2007, pp. 9-12.
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Anderson, Perry. “Our Man”. London Review of Books, 10 May 2007, pp. 9-12.
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1968: 19, a monthly fashion magazine for teenagers,...

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1968

19, a monthly fashion magazine for teenagers, began publication from Stamford Street, London.
Winship, Janice. Inside Women’s Magazines. Pandora, 1987.
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White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Dancyger, Irene. A World of Women: An Illustrated History of Women’s Magazines. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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1890: Clara Collet published The Economic Position...

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1890

Clara Collet published The Economic Position of Educated Working Women.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
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May 1893: The Pall Mall Magazine began monthly publication;...

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May 1893

The Pall Mall Magazine began monthly publication; it ran until September 1914.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1734-5: William Hogarth's second print series, A...

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1734-5

William Hogarth 's second print series, A Rake's Progress, depicted the downward spiral of a young man.
Hunt, Margaret R. The Middling Sort: Commerce, Gender, and the Family in England, 1680-1780. University of California Press, 1996.
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1947: The Transport Act created the British Transport...

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1947

The Transport Act created the British Transport Commission .
Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
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1677: Jean Racine's tragedy Phèdre (or Phèdre et...

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1677

Jean Racine 's tragedy Phèdre (or Phèdre et Hippolyte) was both produced and published; its protagonist, wife of Theseus, falls in love with her stepson, Hippolytus, and when he refuses to respond she arranges...

1911: The satirist Saki (whose real name was Hector...

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1911

The satirist Saki (whose real name was Hector Hugh Munro ) published in New York his short-story collection The Chronicles of Clovis.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

Up to 8 October 1959: The BBC for the first time gave coverage...

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Up to 8 October 1959

The BBC for the first time gave coverage in its news broadcasts to a General Election campaign.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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29 October 1453: The Hundred Years' War came to an end, as...

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29 October 1453

The Hundred Years' War came to an end, as reckoned from the surrender of English-held Bordeaux to the French.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.

30 August 1667: Anne Maxwell of Thames Street in London (a...

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30 August 1667

Anne Maxwell of Thames Street in London (a master printer with about a hundred imprints between 1660 and 1684) entered as hers in the Stationers' RegisterThe life and death of Mother Shipton (a folk...

1915: The London and South Western railway line...

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1915

The London and South Western railway line was converted to electricity.
Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
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Up to 5 August 1962: Nelson Mandela travelled round many African...

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Up to 5 August 1962

Nelson Mandela travelled round many African countries raising support for the struggle against the apartheid government in South Africa. On this date he was arrested, charged with leaving the country illegally, and imprisoned.
Johnson, Richard William. “An Unreliable Friend”. London Review of Books, 19 Aug. 1999, pp. 27-8.
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Ratnikas, Algis. TimelinesDb. 2007, http://www.timelinesdb.com/.

1901: Hubert Cecil Booth, a British inventor, patented...

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1901

Hubert Cecil Booth , a British inventor, patented the suction vacuum cleaner.
Williams, Trevor I. A Short History of Twentieth-Century Technology, c.1900-c.1950. Clarendon, 1982.
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Panati, Charles. Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things. Perennial Library, 1987.
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Harris, Melvin. ITN Book of Firsts. Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
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30 April 1881: Charles Dickens's son, who shared his name,...

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30 April 1881

Charles Dickens 's son , who shared his name, revived the periodical Household Words.
Lohrli, Anne, and Charles Dickens. Household Words: A Weekly Journal 1850-1859. University of Toronto Press, 1973.
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November 1857-October 1859: William Makepeace Thackeray's novel The Virginians,...

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November 1857-October 1859

William Makepeace Thackeray 's novel The Virginians, sequel to Henry Esmond, appeared monthly, with Thackeray's illustrations.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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Harden, Edgar F. A Checklist of Contributions by William Makepeace Thackeray to Newspapers, Periodicals, Books, and Serial Part Issues, 1828-1864. English Literary Studies, University of Victoria, 1996.
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Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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1827: Scottish botanist Robert Brown discovered,...

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1827

Scottish botanist Robert Brown discovered, with the help of a microscope, Brownian motion.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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3 November 1640: The Long Parliament was reluctantly convened...

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3 November 1640

The Long Parliament was reluctantly convened in London by Charles I : it included a majority of Puritans, and set about reforms such as abolishing the Court of the Star Chamber , which, among other...