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1772: An English translation, A Tour to London,...

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1772

An English translation, A Tour to London, relayed the view of Frenchman P. J. Grosley that streetwalkers in London were more numerous than at Paris, and have more liberty and effrontery than at Rome itself.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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September 1966: Cecil Woolf and John Bagguley presented a...

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September 1966

Cecil Woolf and John Bagguley presented a questionnaire to writers on the model of Authors Take Sides on the Spanish War, by Nancy Cunard and others (November 1937). They published the results in Authors...

Late November 1916: The Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform,...

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Late November 1916

The Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform , an all-party parliamentary group formed on an initiative of Millicent Garrett Fawcett , turned in a report which became the basis of the Act of 6 February 1918...

Margaret Kennedy

MK achieved international fame early in her writing career with the publication of her novel The Constant Nymph and its subsequent successes on the stage and screen. Though she never attained such high recognition again...
Margaret Kennedy Black and white photograph of Margaret Kennedy. She is seated, with her body turned away but her head turned back to face the viewer. Her dark hair is coiled over her ears, and she wears a light dress with lace.

18 June 1815: Napoleon's power was decisively crushed at...

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18 June 1815

Napoleon 's power was decisively crushed at the battle of Waterloo, not far from Brussels.
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh, Cambridge University Press, 1911.
28: 379, 381

21 March 1737: Henry Fielding's last play, The Historical...

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21 March 1737

Henry Fielding 's last play, The Historical Register for the Year 1736, was first performed.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
3.2: 651

7 November 1670: The joint operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's...

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7 November 1670

The joint operatic adaptation of Shakespeare 's The Tempest by John Dryden and the late Sir William Davenant was first staged.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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2 January 1861: William I became King of Prussia when Frederick...

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2 January 1861

William I became King of Prussia when Frederick William IV died.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
243, 256
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh, Cambridge University Press, 1911.
Clark, Christopher. “I could bite the table”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 7, 31 Mar. 2011, pp. 15-16.
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1858: F. W. Farrar, at that time a master at Harrow...

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1858

F. W. Farrar , at that time a master at Harrow School , published Eric, or Little by Little, a more Evangelical rival to Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes , issued the previous year.
Turner, Ernest Sackville. “Bosh”. London Review of Books, 17 Apr. 2003, pp. 36-8.
36, 38

By September 1779: John Birch published Considerations on the...

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By September 1779

John Birch published Considerations on the Efficacy of Electricity, in removing Female Obstructions. To which are annexed, Cases with Remarks.
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
48 (1779): 237

1758: The Tory writer John Shebbeare was sentenced...

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1758

The Tory writer John Shebbeare was sentenced to stand in the pillory for writing Letters to the People of England, a scathing attack on the Newcastle government.
Hudson, Nicholas. “Discourse of Transition: Johnson, the 1750s, and the Rise of the Middle Class”. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin and Jack Lynch, Vol.
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, 2002, pp. 31-51.
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20 February 1864: Painter George Frederic Watts married the...

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20 February 1864

Painter George Frederic Watts married the young stage-star Ellen Terry , thirty years his junior.
Cheshire, David F. Portrait of Ellen Terry. Amber Lane Press, 1989.
25, 30-1

By 22 March 1780: The British government raised its tax on...

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By 22 March 1780

The British government raised its tax on newspaper advertising by an extra sixpence per notice: this probably deterred many publishers and authors from advertising new books.
Tierney, James E. “Advertisements for Books in London Newspapers, 1760-1785”. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, edited by Timothy Erwin and Ourida Mostefai, Vol.
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, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, pp. 153-64.
158-9, 163n5

24 April 1769: Kitty Clive gave her farewell performance....

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24 April 1769

Kitty Clive gave her farewell performance. She had enjoyed great success as a comic actress, and some as a playwright.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
4: 1400-1

15 April 1990: Singer and film-star Greta Garbo died at...

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15 April 1990

Singer and film-star Greta Garbo died at the age of eighty-four.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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16 August 1851: Harriet Brownlow Byron founded the Anglican...

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16 August 1851

Harriet Brownlow Byron founded the AnglicanSociety of All Saints Sisters of the Poor at 67 Mortimer Street in the town of London Colney in Hertfordshire.
Anson, Peter F. The Call of the Cloister: Religious Communities and Kindred Bodies in the Anglican Communion. Editor Campbell, A. W., Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1964.
317, 319

1 August 1831: Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction...

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1 August 1831

Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction of the same name, allowing easier traffic and river flow.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Pudney, John. Crossing London’s River: The Bridges, Ferries and Tunnels Crossing the Thames Tideway in London. Dent, 1972.
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October 1915: At a meeting of the British Society for the...

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October 1915

At a meeting of the British Society for the Study of Sex Psychology , Stella Browne presented a paper arguing that women's sexual and maternal instincts could be separated.
Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
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3 December 1895: Psychologist Anna Freud was born in Vienna,...

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3 December 1895

Psychologist Anna Freud was born in Vienna, Austria.
Stevens, Gwendolyn, and Sheldon Gardner. The Women of Psychology. Schenkman, 1982, 2 vols., http://HSS.
II: 17
Hergenhahn, Baldwin Ross. An Introduction to the History of Psychology. 2nd ed., Wadsworth Publishing, 1992, http://HSS.
461

25 September 1915: A British offensive began at Loos, only to...

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25 September 1915

A British offensive began at Loos, only to end some days later after heavy losses.
“Battles: The Battle of Loos, 1915”. First World War.com: The War to End All Wars.

Nan Shepherd

NS , a Scotswoman, published between 1928 and 1934 three novels and a volume of poems. A volume of nature-writing or memoir about her relationship with the Cairngorm mountains proved unacceptable during the 1940s, and...

1810-1811: The Chiswick Press was established by Charles...

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1810-1811

The Chiswick Press was established by Charles Wittingham the Elder , when he moved his printing works to Chiswick; the name stayed when the press moved back into central London.
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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1843: Charles Edward Mudie opened his first circulating...

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1843

Charles Edward Mudie opened his first circulating library .
Feather, John. A History of British Publishing. Croom Helm, 1988.
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Altick, Richard D. The English Common Reader. 2nd ed., Ohio State University Press, 1998.
295-6

Anna Margaretta Larpent

AML wrote a diary from the age of fifteen, which extended to span fifty years of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. She became a commentator on every kind of social and cultural activity...
Anna Margaretta Larpent Photograph of a painting of Anna Margaretta Larpent by Sir Martin Archer Shee. Larpent is seated in a red upholstered chair, with stacked books in the background. She is wearing a gauzy white dress with a blue sash around the waist. She has a wide halo of curly hair with a blue band tied around it.

December 1982: Women Speaking, covering work, religion,...

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December 1982

Women Speaking, covering work, religion, education and peace from a feminist angle, ended publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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