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1878: Barrister Howard Vincent was appointed the...

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1878

Barrister Howard Vincent was appointed the first Director of the Criminal Investigation Department of Scotland Yard , in London.
Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
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Howe, Sir Ronald. The Story of Scotland Yard: A History of the C.I.D. from the earliest times to the Present Day. Arthur Barker, 1965.
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27 January 1979: A one-day strike by 1.5 million British public...

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27 January 1979

A one-day strike by 1.5 million British public sector workers ushered in a series of selective strikes which gave rise to the Shakespearean phrase winter of discontent.
Gamble, Sarah. Angela Carter. A Literary Life. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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February 1987: Mirror Image, a novel by Dulcie Gray, ap...

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February 1987

Mirror Image, a novel by Dulcie Gray , appeared.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
“Bowker’s Global Books in Print”. globalbooksinprint.com.

October 1691: Following William III's victory over James...

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October 1691

Following William III 's victory over James II at the Battle of the Boyne the previous summer, the Treaty of Limerick severely curtailed the rights of Irish Roman Catholics to practise their religion, own property...

: Female Contagious Diseases Acts repealers...

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Autumn 1872

Female Contagious Diseases Acts repealers were attacked in Pontefract, as they held a meeting to organize electoral lobbying.
Walkowitz, Judith R. Prostitution and Victorian Society: Women, Class, and the State. Cambridge University Press, 1980.
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Butler, Josephine. Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade. Hyperion Press, 1989.
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February 1715: The first elections of George I's reign returned...

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February 1715

The first elections of George I 's reign returned a sizeable Whig majority to the parliament summoned for 17 March.
Sedgwick, Romney. The House of Commons, 1715-1754. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1970.
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1964: The Married Women's Property Act passed this...

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1964

The Married Women's Property Act passed this year provided that if a woman made savings out of an allowance paid her by her husband she was allowed to keep half those savings for personal use.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

By 1 May 1886: Una Ashworth Taylor published her first novel,...

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By 1 May 1886

Una Ashworth Taylor published her first novel, Wayfarers.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
3053 (1886): 581
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

2 August 1907: The War Office instituted the Territorial...

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2 August 1907

The War Office instituted the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, which would allow for a volunteer force ready to be mobilised in case of invasion or national emergency.
Summers, Anne. Angels and Citizens: British Women as Military Nurses 1854-1914. Routledge and Keegan Paul, 1988.
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Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
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Gould, Jenny. “Women’s Military Services in First World War Britain”. Behind the Lines: Gender and the Two World Wars, Yale University Press, 1987, pp. 114-25.
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Easter Weekend 1958: CND (the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)...

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Easter Weekend 1958

CND (the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ) held its first Easter march from London to Aldermaston in Berkshire, site of the British army's chief nuclear research establishment.
Minnion, John, and Philip Bolsover, editors. The CND [Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament] Story. Allison and Busby, 1983.
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Rosen, Michael. Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story. John Murray, 2013.
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1701-4: John Norris published the two volumes of...

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1701-4

John Norris published the two volumes of his Essay towards the Theory of the Ideal or Intelligible World.
Solo: Search Oxford University Libraries Online. 18 July 2011, http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=OXVU1&fromLogin=true&reset_config=true.

31 May 1766: Coalmine-owner and bluestocking Elizabeth...

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31 May 1766

Coalmine-owner and bluestocking Elizabeth Montagu , who had already commented acidly on the narrowness of Newcastle streets, wrote of its people as little better than Savages.
Child, Elizabeth. “Elizabeth Montagu, Bluestocking Businesswoman”. Reconsidering the Bluestockings, edited by Nicole Pohl and Betty Schellenberg, Huntington Library, 2003, pp. 153-73.
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1862: By royal command, photographer Francis Bedford...

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1862

By royal command, photographer Francis Bedford attended the Prince of Wales on his trip to the Near East.
Hannavy, John. Masters of Victorian Photography. David and Charles, 1976.
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2 May 1906: Prince Henry of Battenburg opened the Sweated...

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2 May 1906

Prince Henry of Battenburg opened the Sweated Industries Exhibition, organized by Mary MacArthur at Queen's Hall, London.
Soldon, Norbert. Women in British Trade Unions 1874-1976. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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21 February 1774: The House of Lords decision Donaldson vs....

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21 February 1774

The House of Lords decision Donaldson vs. Becket put an end to the legality (based in common law) of perpetual copyright. The case was provoked by the pirating activities of Alexander Donaldson .
Nichol, Donald W. “Warburton (Not!) on copyright: Clearing up the Misattribution of An Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Literary Property”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
19
, No. 2, 1996, pp. 171-82.
171-82
Abbott, John L. “Review of William Zachs, The First John Murray and the Late Eighteenth-Century Book Trade, 1998”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin, Vol.
12
, 2001, pp. 495-03.
499

1837: Philippe Ricord (1800-1889), a French doctor...

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1837

Philippe Ricord (1800-1889), a French doctor born in Baltimore, established the difference between syphilis and gonorrhea.
Laqueur, Thomas. “Even Immortality”. London Review of Books, 29 July 1999, pp. 3-9.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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1860: Ambroise Auguste Tardieu's Etude médico-légale...

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1860

Ambroise Auguste Tardieu 's Etude médico-légale surles sévices et mauvais traitments exercés sur des enfants, the first study of child abuse, was published in France.
Masson, Jeffrey Moussaieff. The Assault on Truth: Freud’s Suppression of the Seduction Theory. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984.
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June 1967: The last remaining law in the USA which prohibited...

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June 1967

The last remaining law in the USA which prohibited interracial marriage (operative in the State of Virginia) was struck down by the US Supreme Court in the case of Loving v. Virginia.
Trimberger, E. Kay. “For better or worse”. Women’s Review of Books, Vol.
xviii
, No. 7, Apr. 2001, pp. 21-2.
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1833: Michael Faraday produced aluminum by means...

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1833

Michael Faraday produced aluminum by means of electrolysis.
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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November 1867: Émile Zola published Thérèse Raquin, a naturalistic...

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November 1867

Émile Zola published Thérèse Raquin, a naturalistic novel treating adultery, murder, and poetic justice.
Hemmings, Frederick William John. The Life and Times of Emile Zola. Elek, 1977.
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21 December 1785: The Prince of Wales married Mrs Fitzherbert,...

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21 December 1785

The Prince of Wales married Mrs Fitzherbert , secretly but in the presence of reliable witnesses.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1894: Lucy Walford's The Matchmaker was published...

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1894

Lucy Walford 's The Matchmaker was published as the last three-volume novel by Mudie's Circulating Library .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.

1 July 2007: British publisher Tank Books released a series...

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1 July 2007

British publisher Tank Books released a series of classic books, Tales to Take Your Breath Away, designed to mimic cigarette packets—the same size, packaged in flip-top cartons with silver foil wrapping and sealed in cellophane.
TankBooks: Tales to Take Your Breath Away. http://web.archive.org/web/20090620103236/http://www.tankmagazine.com/tankbooks/.
Campbell, Duncan, journalist. “Battle ahead for ’cigarette pack’ books”. Guardian Unlimited Books, 16 Jan. 2008.
TankBooks: Tales to Take Your Breath Away. http://web.archive.org/web/20090620103236/http://www.tankmagazine.com/tankbooks/.

1848-1851: Twelve-year-old Jane Bickersteth began operating...

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1848-1851

Twelve-year-old Jane Bickersteth began operating a Parlour Press at her home in Roehampton near London.
Cave, Roderick. The Private Press. Faber and Faber, 1971.
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16 July 1834: William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, a Whig, became...

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16 July 1834

William Lamb, Lord Melbourne , a Whig, became Prime Minister after Lord Grey 's resignation.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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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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Chedzoy, Alan. A Scandalous Woman: The Story of Caroline Norton. Allison and Busby, 1995.
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