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1965: Margaret Stanley Wrench translated and supplied...

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1965

Margaret Stanley Wrench translated and supplied an introdction for Chaucer 's Troilus and Criseyde.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

24 February 1809: Drury Lane Theatre was demolished by fir...

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24 February 1809

Drury Lane Theatre was demolished by fire.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
67
Dobbs, Brian. Drury Lane: Three Centuries of the Theatre Royal, 1663-1971. Cassell, 1972.
133, 139
Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, editors. The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan, 1983.
861

9 October 1849: Rufus Griswold (later editor and publicist...

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9 October 1849

Rufus Griswold (later editor and publicist of Edgar Allan Poe ) published Poe's now-famous poem Annabel Lee in the New York Daily Tribune in an obituary two days after the author's mysterious death.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
774
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
9 October 2008

1957: Richard Hoggart published his highly influential...

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1957

Richard Hoggart published his highly influential study of proletarian culture and intellectual life, The Uses of Literacy: aspects of working-class life with special reference to publications and entertainments.
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.

12 December 1890: A Chinese Imperial decree allowed that representatives...

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12 December 1890

A Chinese Imperial decree allowed that representatives of foreign powers might be granted audience with the Emperor.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 786

January 1704: Volume one of Antoine Galland's Les mille...

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January 1704

Volume one of Antoine Galland 's Les mille et une nuit, was published at Paris; the first English version appeared in 1706, as Arabian Nights Entertainments: later usually Arabian Nights.
Mack, Robert L., editor. Arabian Nights’ Entertainments. Oxford University Press, 1998.
xxx

March 1933: The Woman's Leader (formerly The Common Cause)...

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March 1933

The Woman's Leader (formerly The Common Cause) ended publication; once again it was revived in a new form, the following month, as The Townswoman.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
44
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Bibliographers David Doughan and Denise Sanchez give a...

By the end of July 2010: Sales of the three novels in the Millennium...

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By the end of July 2010

Sales of the three novels in the Millennium series by the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson (of which the first was published in England on 10 January 2008) broke records with worldwide sales estimated at between...

September 1847: The Vegetarian Society was founded in Ramsgate,...

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September 1847

The Vegetarian Society was founded in Ramsgate, Kent.
Sweet, Matthew. Inventing the Victorians. St Martin’s Press, 2001.
107

1955: Rosalind Wade published Come Fill the Cup...

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1955

Rosalind Wade published Come Fill the Cup (titled from a hedonistic line in Edward FitzGerald ), a novel dealing with alcoholism.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

October 1846: Queen Isabella of Spain married her cousin,...

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October 1846

Queen Isabella of Spain married her cousin, despite machinations by British and French diplomats to arrange a marriage that would be politically opportune for them.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
78-79

12 August-3 September 1821: The newly-crowned George IV visited Ireland...

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12 August-3 September 1821

The newly-crowned George IV visited Ireland (the first British monarch to do so since William III made war there), and was rapturously received in Dublin.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Campbell, Mary, 1917 - 2002. Lady Morgan: The Life and Times of Sydney Owenson. Pandora, 1988.
186-7

August 2006: A portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots was given...

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August 2006

A portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots was given a prominent place in the National Portrait Gallery after it was recently discovered to date from Mary's lifetime.
National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.org.uk/live/index.asp.
“Mary, Queen of Scots portrait likely authentic”. CBC Arts and Entertainment, 17 Aug. 2006.

October 1955: Evelyn Adelaide Sharp (later a baroness;...

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October 1955

Evelyn Adelaide Sharp (later a baroness; not to be confused with suffragist and writer Evelyn Sharp ) was named head of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government , becoming the first woman Permanent Secretary...

1974: The Women's Liberation Review ended publication;...

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1974

The Women's Liberation Review ended publication; it had published poems, articles, and photographs since October 1972.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
88

By December 1919: Peggy Webling published Verses to Men, a...

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By December 1919

Peggy Webling published Verses to Men, a collection of her poetry.
The Bookman. Hodder and Stoughton.
(1919 Christmas Supplement): 34

1784: A daytime patrol of watchmen was established...

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1784

A daytime patrol of watchmen was established in the City of London—the earliest example of policing on the beat other than at night.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
105

26 May 1926: The BBC for the first time broadcast speeches...

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26 May 1926

The BBC for the first time broadcast speeches from the House of Lords .
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
237

1878: The Yorkshire Women's Temperance Association...

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1878

The Yorkshire Women's Temperance Association merged with the British Women's Temperance Association .
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
185

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

MEB made her name, scandalously, in the early 1860s as a founder of the intricately plotted sensation novel, and was particularly known for her transgressive heroines. Although still most strongly associated with this and the...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon Painting of Mary Elizabeth Braddon by William Powell Frith, exhibited 1865. She stands beside a desk with writing materials and stacks of books, looking at the viewer, in a long dark dress. The wall behind her and the desk chair are red. Her red-brown hair is coiled over her ears, and her clasped hands hold a handkerchief. National Portrait Gallery.

8 May 1835: Hans Christian Andersen began publishing...

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8 May 1835

Hans Christian Andersen began publishing fairy tales, some collected and some of his own devising, in his native Danish.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Bredsdorff, Elias. Hans Christian Andersen: The Story of His Life and Work, 1805-75. Souvenir, 1993.
120-1

1834-1836: Edward Bouverie Pusey contributed to Tracts...

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1834-1836

Edward Bouverie Pusey contributed to Tracts for the Times, the influential series which had given the Tractarian Movement its name.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

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.
131-2
Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
172
Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
253
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.

9 June 1790: A few days after the first US Copyright Act...

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9 June 1790

A few days after the first US Copyright Act became law, John Barry issued the first American book registered to bear copyright: The Philadelphia Spelling Book, Arranged Upon a Plan Entirely New.
Borne Back Daily. 2001, http://borneback.com/ .
9 June 2011

2 July 1781: At the Haymarket Theatre the final performance...

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2 July 1781

At the Haymarket Theatre the final performance was given of The Genius of Nonsense, a play which mocked James Graham , health-and-sex pundit, as the Emperor of Quacks.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Highfill, Philip H. et al. A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers and Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1973–1993.