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26 November 1945: The film Brief Encounter, starring actress...

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26 November 1945

The film Brief Encounter, starring actress Celia Johnson , directed by David Lean , based on a play by Noël Coward , had its English premiere.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). http://www.imdb.com.
Beauman, Nicola. The Other Elizabeth Taylor. Persephone Books, 2009.
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28 August 1833: An act opening trade to India and tea trade...

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28 August 1833

An act opening trade to India and tea trade to China began a new era in British commerce, ending the East India Company 's monopoly of the China trade.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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26 July 1825: Public outcry was generated when a large...

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26 July 1825

Public outcry was generated when a large but gentle lion named Nero was baited by trained fighting dogs.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate : The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Harvard University Press, 1987.
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Hanes, Bailey C. The New Bulldog. 5th ed., Howell Book House, 1991.
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4 April 1887: The first Colonial Conference of imperial...

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4 April 1887

The first Colonial Conference of imperial prime ministers was held in London.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1863: To discourage sensationalism in evangelical...

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1863

To discourage sensationalism in evangelical literature, the Religious Tract Society laid out three essential rules for healthful fiction.
Maison, Margaret. Search Your Soul, Eustace: A Survey of the Religious Novel in the Victorian Age. Sheed and Ward, 1961.
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Maison, Margaret. Search Your Soul, Eustace: A Survey of the Religious Novel in the Victorian Age. Sheed and Ward, 1961.
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1862: The London meeting of the National Association...

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1862

The London meeting of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science accepted a paper from Emily Davies on Medicine as a Profession for Women.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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12 July 1910: The Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) passed...

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12 July 1910

The Conciliation Bill (on suffrage) passed its second reading by a majority of 299 to 189; the House of Commons also voted to send the Bill to a Committee of the Whole House.
Hume, Leslie Parker. The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 1897-1914. Garland, 1982.
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22 March 1683: A fire at the racing centre of Newmarket...

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22 March 1683

A fire at the racing centre of Newmarket preserved the lives of Charles II and his brother ; by leaving early for London they avoided a planned assassination.
Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press, 1997.
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1877: The Central Committee of the National Society...

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1877

The Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage and the London National Society for Women's Suffrage merged into the Central Committee of the National Society for Women's Suffrage .
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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By April 1757: William Chambers (later Sir William) published...

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By April 1757

William Chambers (later Sir William) published Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils, a shaping influence on the coming style of Chinoiserie.
Fleeman, John David, and James McLaverty. A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Clarendon Press, 2000, 2 vols.
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1830: Political theorist Jeremy Bentham published...

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1830

Political theorist Jeremy Bentham published his Constitutional Code; for the use of all nations, and all governments professing liberal opinions, in one volume.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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.
Bentham, Jeremy. Constitutional Code: Vol. I. Editors Rosen, Frederick and James Henderson Burns, Clarendon Press, 1983.
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By 8 June 1878: Sir Henry Morton Stanley published Through...

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By 8 June 1878

Sir Henry Morton Stanley published Through the Dark Continent, an account of his explorations in Africa.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
2641 (1878): 723

March 1795-1796: Fédon's Rebellion, involving thousands of...

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March 1795-1796

Fédon's Rebellion, involving thousands of freed and enslaved blacks, took place in Grenada.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
65 (1795): 1106

2 November 1957: The Lantern Theatre, Dublin, opened as one...

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2 November 1957

The Lantern Theatre , Dublin, opened as one of Dublin's most successful basement theatres.
Hartnoll, Phyllis, editor. The Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 1983.
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1854: The British government created an Educational...

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1854

The British government created an Educational Dispatch which was sent to India, proposing financial support for missionary schools as long as they agreed to adhere to British modes of schooling and government inspection.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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November 1970: The Shield ended publication in London....

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November 1970

The Shield ended publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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1555: Bridewell Prison, the first house of correction...

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1555

Bridewell Prison , the first house of correction for vagrants and beggars, was established in the same building as the recently-founded Bridewell Royal Hospital a residence for apprentices during their training.
Scull, Andrew. The Most Solitary of Afflictions: Madness and Society in Britain, 1700-1900. Yale University Press, 1993.
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Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan, 1983.

1901: The British Academy for the Promotion of...

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1901

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies was founded.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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1912: Karen Horney worked at Privat-Heil-und-Pflegeanstalt...

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1912

Karen Horney worked at Privat-Heil-und-Pflegeanstalt hur Weibliche Giesteskranke (Private Health and Care Institution / Mental Hospital for Women).
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
I: 148

1847: American astronomer Maria Mitchell was awarded...

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1847

American astronomer Maria Mitchell was awarded a gold medal by the King of Denmark for discovering a new comet.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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14 March 1757: Admiral John Byng was executed (by firing-squad...

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14 March 1757

Admiral John Byng was executed (by firing-squad on the deck of his own flagship) for his part in the loss of the Mediterranean island of Minorca to the French the previous year: a step towards...

1673: François Poulain (or Poullain) de la Barre...

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1673

François Poulain (or Poullain) de la Barre published at Paris his Cartesian treatise on gender equality, De l'égalité des deux sexes, which was translated into English four years later.
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
Buchanan, Dave. Augustan Women’s Verse Satire. University of Alberta, 1998.
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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.
Bosley, Vivien. “A Pre-Wave Ripple: The Sound of Other Voices”. Not Drowning but Waving: Women, Feminism, and the Liberal Arts, 14 Oct. 2006.

1850-1874: Roman Catholic schools in England increased...

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1850-1874

Roman Catholic schools in England increased fifteen-fold over this period, from 99 to 1,484.
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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Maria Elizabetha Jacson

During the 1790s and the early nineteenth century, MEJ published three works about Linnean botany and plant physiology
Shteir, Ann B. “Botanical Dialogues: Maria Jacson and Women’s Popular Science Writing in England”. Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
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, No. 3, 1 Mar.–31 May 1990, pp. 301-17.
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(the first of them designed expressly for the instruction of children) and one about gardening.