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23 April 1661: Charles II was crowned in Westminster Abbey,...

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23 April 1661

Charles II was crowned in Westminster Abbey, nearly a year after his restoration. Popular rejoicing followed.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
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Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson

EFG, an American poet writing in the later eighteenth century (who also ran the first American literary salon), was remarkable for the ambitious scope of her writing. As well as occasional verse and translation, she...
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson Lithographic print of Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson from the waist up. Her dark hair is ornamented and pulled back from her face, with a lock curling down over her low scooped neckline; the front of her bodice is beaded.

January 1913: The Imprint, a short-lived but influential...

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January 1913

The Imprint, a short-lived but influential monthly on technical aspects of printing, was started by Gerard Meynell of Westminster Press .
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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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.

1818: Baroness Oldenburg, visiting London, introduced...

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1818

Baroness Oldenburg , visiting London, introduced the prim (and vision-obscuring) coal-scuttle bonnet that replaced feathered, flowered hats.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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August 1861: Captain Robert Fitzroy, head of the United...

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August 1861

Captain Robert Fitzroy , head of the United Kingdom's Meteorological Department , began issuing the first routine weather forecasts in Britain.
Burton, Jim. “Robert FitzRoy and the Early History of the Meteorological Office”. British Journal for the History of Science, Vol.
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, 1986, pp. 147-76.
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Fishman, Jack, and Robert Kalish. The Weather Revolution: Innovations and Imminent Breakthroughs in Accurate Forecasting. Plenum Press, 1994.
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Shaw, Sir Napier. Forcasting Weather. Constable, 1911.
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18 August 1716: Mary Dalton, a young unmarried woman accused...

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18 August 1716

Mary Dalton , a young unmarried woman accused of printing seditious material, was portrayed by her brother (in a plea for clemency) as a tearful, sexualised, sentimental victim.
McDowell, Paula. The Women of Grub Street: Press, Politics, and Gender in the London Literary Marketplace, 1678-1730. Clarendon, 1998.
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1933: The Anglican Group for the Ordination of...

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1933

The Anglican Group for the Ordination of Women to the Historic Ministry of the Church was formed by three women at Midhurst in Sussex: Mollie Batten , Ruth Batten , and Margaret Roxburgh .
Stott, Mary. “Ordination of Women: Flickering flame passed to new generation”. Times, 24 Sept. 1981, p. 12.
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13 April 1953: Ian Fleming published the first of his thrillers...

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13 April 1953

Ian Fleming published the first of his thrillers about a secret agent named James Bond. It was titled Casino Royale on its first appearance, but You Asked For It on the first US edition.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
13 April 2011

December 1936: The German Nazi Party barred Jews from being...

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December 1936

The GermanNazi Party barred Jews from being telephone subscribers.
This information comes from the diaries of Victor Klemperer , first published in 2000.
Powers, Thomas. “’A Thousand Mosquito Bites’”. London Review of Books, 21 Sept. 2000, pp. 3-7.
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Sarah Davy, 1639 - 1670

SD , as a later-seventeenth-century Independent or Baptist in religion, wrote an autobiographical account of her conversion and religious meditations, which was published after her premature death.

30 May 1827: John Keble anonymously published The Christian...

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30 May 1827

John Keble anonymously published The Christian Year, a volume of sacred verse.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Keble, John. The Christian Year. Reprint, Gale Research, 1975, http://University of Guelph Library.
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30 October 1975: Peter Sutcliffe murdered Wilma McCann in...

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30 October 1975

Peter Sutcliffe murdered Wilma McCann in Leeds; this serial killer terrorised women until 1980, remaining unidentified except by the media title of the Yorkshire Ripper.
Ross, Elizabeth Arledge, and Miriam L. Bearse. A Chronology of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain. Editors Boyle, Karen E. and The Oral History Project Advisory Group, The Feminist Archive, 1996, http://Bodleian.
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21 July 1773: The Order of Jesuits was abolished by Pope...

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21 July 1773

The Order of Jesuits was abolished by Pope Clement XIV ; they took refuge in Prussia, where their presence fed English anti-Catholicism.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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11 January 1902: At a convention held at Cassel,a constitution...

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11 January 1902

At a convention held at Cassel,a constitution was drawn up for the Anti-Duelling League (proposed at Frankfort-on-Main almost a year before).
“The Catholic Encyclopedia”. New Advent.

By 1931: British households possessed about 1.3 million...

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By 1931

British households possessed about 1.3 million electric cookers, 400,000 vacuum cleaners and 220,000 fridges. Almost every home had a radio, called the wireless.
Pedersen, Susan. “A Babylonian Touch”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 21, 6 Nov. 2008, pp. 21-2.
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1879: Louis Pasteur, working in Paris, identified...

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1879

Louis Pasteur , working in Paris, identified the organisms that cause puerperal fever.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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1884: Alexander Grant's history of Edinburgh University...

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1884

Alexander Grant 's history of Edinburgh University revealed that admission of female medical students had been considered solely because of low enrolment in the Faculty in 1869-1870.
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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9 August 1850: The Irish Tenant League was formed....

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9 August 1850

The Irish Tenant League was formed.
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
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18 February 1742: Horace Walpole noted at a masquerade the...

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18 February 1742

Horace Walpole noted at a masquerade the popularity of Mary Queen of Scots costumes, and those dressed like Van Dyck portraits in vaguely seventeenth-century style.
Walpole, Horace. The Letters of Horace Walpole. Editor Toynbee, Mrs Paget, Clarendon, 1903–1925, 16 vols.
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6 September 1817: Drury Lane Theatre installed gas lighting...

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6 September 1817

Drury Lane Theatre installed gas lighting in the auditorium and on stage.
Booth, Michael R. et al. Three Tragic Actresses: Siddons, Rachel, Ristori. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
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11 October 2003: A one-day conference was held at the University...

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11 October 2003

A one-day conference was held at the University of Portsmouth to commemorate the centenary of the Women's Social and Political Union , leader in the struggle for British women's suffrage
Purvis, June. “Introduction: The Suffragette and Women’s History”. Women’s History Review, Vol.
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, No. 3/4, pp. 357-61.
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1861: The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...

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1861

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) published the manual Cruelty to Animals.
Ritvo, Harriet. The Animal Estate : The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Harvard University Press, 1987.
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4 May 1949: Norman Mailer published a novel about a US...

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4 May 1949

Norman Mailer published a novel about a US assault and short campaign in the Philippines during World War Two: The Naked and the Dead.
“Under Fire”. Times Literary Supplement, No. 2468, 20 May 1949, p. 325.
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Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
4 May 2009

April 1782: Hester Thrale recorded in her journal a poem...

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April 1782

Hester Thrale recorded in her journal a poem by Anne Hunter which seems to be the first English rendering of a Native American death song.
Lonsdale, Roger, editor. Eighteenth-Century Women Poets. Oxford University Press, 1990.
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1904-1905: The Women's Co-operative Guild 's (WCG) Health...

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1904-1905

The Women's Co-operative Guild 's (WCG) Health for School Children campaign resulted in the establishment of school clinics.
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
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