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September 1793: Effigies of anti-slavery leader William Wilberforce...

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September 1793

Effigies of anti-slavery leader William Wilberforce and radical Thomas Paine were burned together at Kingston, Jamaica: Anna Maria Falconbridge witnessed this on her roundabout voyage from Africa to England.
Falconbridge, Anna Maria, and Mary Ann Parker. Maiden Voyages and Infant Colonies. Editor Coleman, Deirdre, Leicester University Press, 1999.
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1887: Elizabeth A. Sharp published, as Mrs William...

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1887

Elizabeth A. Sharp published, as Mrs William Sharp, Women's Voices: An Anthology of the Most Characteristic Poems by English, Scotch, and Irish Women.
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.
Sharp, Elizabeth A., editor. Women Poets of the Victorian Era. Walter Scott, 1889.
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1797: Publisher Thomas Longman died worth over...

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1797

Publisher Thomas Longman died worth over £60,000: the figure shows to what extent publishers were doing well at this period.
Suarez, Michael F. “The Business of Literature: The Book Trade in England from Milton to Blake”. A Companion to Literature from Milton to Blake, edited by David Womersley, Blackwell, 2000, pp. 131-47.
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7 July 1307: Edward I died, and on the 20th of July his...

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7 July 1307

Edward I died, and on the 20th of July his son and heir received the homage of the English magnates as King Edward II .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

8-9 August 1666: In a major English coup of the Second Dutch...

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8-9 August 1666

In a major English coup of the Second Dutch War, Albemarle and Prince Rupert burned a hundred and fifty Dutch merchant ships off the island of Schelling.
Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press, 1997.
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21 March 1918: German forces launched their Great Offensive,...

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21 March 1918

German forces launched their Great Offensive, an all-out attack on the Western Front before the USA could get troops moved in.
Cannan, May, and Bevil Quiller-Couch. The Tears of War. Editor Fyfe, Charlotte, Cavalier Books, 2000.
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1836: The monthly Magazine of Domestic Economy...

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1836

The monthly Magazine of Domestic Economy began publication.
Beetham, Margaret. A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman’s Magazine, 1800-1914. Routledge, 1996.
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January 1996: Novelist Kate Mosse and a committee of literary...

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January 1996

Novelist Kate Mosse and a committee of literary professionals established the Orange Prize for Fiction (later the Baileys Prize, now the Women's Proze for Fiction), a literary prize to be solely awarded to and judged...

William Cowper

1919: The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge...

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1919

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge published The Ministry of Women, a report on women's ministry in the Church of England over the last seventy years.
Heeney, Brian. “The Beginnings of Church Feminism: Women and the Councils of the Church of England, 1897-1919”. Religion in the Lives of English Women, 1760-1930, edited by Gail Malmgreen, Indiana University Press, 1986, pp. 260-84.
261, 282
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

2 December 1869: Queen's University of Belfast instituted...

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2 December 1869

Queen's University of Belfast instituted examinations for female external candidates.
Moody, Theodore William, and James Camlin Beckett. Queen’s, Belfast 1845-1949: The History of a University. Faber and Faber, 1959.
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18 May 1843: In what was called the Disruption, led by...

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18 May 1843

In what was called the Disruption, led by Thomas Chalmers , roughly a third of the ministers and half the members of the established Presbyterian Church of Scotland seceded on the issue of a...

Ngaio Marsh

NM , a New Zealander with strong ties to Britain, is known there and worldwide for her thirty-one detective novels issued between 1934 and 1982 (and occasionally published in the USA ahead of the British...
Ngaio Marsh Black and white photo of Ngaio Marsh, standing in a spotlight and tilted backwards. Her black dress and dark hair are dramatically lit, and her hand holding a cigarette is doubled by its shadow behind.

By the end of April 1699: The first volume of François de Fénelon's...

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By the end of April 1699

The first volume of François de Fénelon 's Télémaque appeared at Paris, and was quickly suppressed.
Labrosse, Claude. “La fiction, le récit et le livre: l’illustration du Télémaque de Fénelon”. Eighteenth-Century Fiction, Vol.
11
, No. 1, 1998, pp. 1-32.
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26 May 1966: British Guiana attained independence within...

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26 May 1966

British Guiana attained independence within the Commonwealth as the state of Guyana.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
424
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
260, 262

24 March 1736: The repeal of the English and Scottish laws...

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24 March 1736

The repeal of the English and Scottish laws against witchcraft (dating from the beginning of James I 's reign and making it a capital offence) received the royal assent.
Journals of the House of Commons. Printed by order of the House of Commons.
22: 651
Steele, Sir Richard, and Joseph Addison. Selections from the Tatler and Spectator. Editor Ross, Angus, Penguin, 1982.
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15 April 1921: A strike called by British coal-miners was...

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15 April 1921

A strike called by British coal-miners was refused support by the leaders of the transport and rail unions. This day (one of several dubbed Black Friday) was remembered by trade unionists as one of...

1591: The construction of Hardwick Hall at Hardwick,...

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1591

The construction of Hardwick Hall at Hardwick, Derbyshire, for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury ("Bess of Hardwick"), was begun.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
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1865: The sealskin coat came into vogue; less expensive...

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1865

The sealskin coat came into vogue; less expensive than the longer sealskin cloak, and intended for walking rather than carriage wear, this coat remained a woman's fashion for more than thirty years.
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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Late 1936: The Public Order Act passed through parliament,...

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Late 1936

The Public Order Act passed through parliament, aimed at outbreaks of violence following demonstrations and counter-demonstrations connected with Oswald Mosley 's British Union of Fascists .
Liberty: A Brief History. http://web.archive.org/web/20080807173131/http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/about/1-history/index.shtml.
Porter, Bernard. “How the Judges Stood in the Way of Socialism”. London Review of Books, 1 June 2000, pp. 27-8.
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Just before 15 May 1738: Captain Robert Jenkins displayed to the House...

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Just before 15 May 1738

Captain Robert Jenkins displayed to the House of Commons (as an incentive to declaring war against Spain) his severed ear.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

By June 1753: Thomas Gray's Poems were published by Dodsley,...

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By June 1753

Thomas Gray 's Poems were published by Dodsley , with designs by Richard Bentley the younger.
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
8: 477

30 January 1965: A state funeral was held in London for Sir...

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30 January 1965

A state funeral was held in London for Sir Winston Churchill , who had died on 24 January.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
423

1967: The British Virgin Islands became a Crown...

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1967

The British Virgin Islands became a Crown Colony and acquired a new constitution.
Rogozinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present. Revised, Facts on File, 1999.
249

15 August 1773: James Macpherson dated the preface to his...

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15 August 1773

James Macpherson dated the preface to his second and final edition of The Poems of Ossian, published this year, which brings together all his Ossian ic writing.
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.
O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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