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10 May 1849: John Ruskin published The Seven Lamps of...

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10 May 1849

John Ruskin published The Seven Lamps of Architecture, a seminal text for the Arts and Crafts movement.
Cumming, Elizabeth, and Wendy Kaplan. The Arts and Crafts Movement. Thames and Hudson, 1991.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

16 October 1843: Søren Kierkegaard published Fear and Trembling...

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16 October 1843

Søren Kierkegaard published Fear and Trembling under the pseudonym of Johannes de Silentio.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Arbaugh, George E., and George B. Arbaugh. Kierkegaard’s Authorship; A Guide to the Writings of Kierkegaard. Augustana College Library, 1967.
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19 September 1939: British Government broadcasts repeatedly...

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19 September 1939

British Government broadcasts repeatedly urged people who had been evacuated because of the threat of bombing to STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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1867: Henry George Bohn published his Dictionary...

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1867

Henry George Bohn published his Dictionary of Quotations.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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10 December 1995: Joseph Rotblat from Great Britain was awarded...

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10 December 1995

Joseph Rotblat from Great Britain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in nuclear disarmament.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.
The Nobel Foundation. Nobel E-Museum.

20 December 1780: Britain declared war on the Netherlands....

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20 December 1780

Britain declared war on the Netherlands.
Coakley, Robert, and Stetson Conn. The War of the American Revolution. Center of Military History, 1975.
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1 August 1997: Black Britons from all over the country (including...

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1 August 1997

Black Britons from all over the country (including Bernie Grant , one of Britain's first black MPs) held a memorial service at Rapparee Cove near Ilfracombe in Devon, for those drowned when the London...

1677: Someone called A. L. translated François...

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1677

Someone called A. L. translated François Poulain de la Barre into English as The Woman as Good as the Man; Or, the Equality of Both Sexes.
Buchanan, Dave. Augustan Women’s Verse Satire. University of Alberta, 1998.
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25 July 1775: News reached London of the battle of Bunker...

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25 July 1775

News reached London of the battle of Bunker Hill.
Thomas, Peter David Garner. Tea Party to Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution, 1773-1776. Clarendon, 1991.
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1848: Frederic Rowton published his anthology The...

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Frederic Rowton published his anthology The Female Poets of Great Britain, Chronologically Arranged, with Copious Selections and Critical Remarks.
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.

Elizabeth Bonhote

During the later eighteenth century EB published seven novels (one historical) and a conduct book. Her volume of poetry dates from the next century. The conduct book had the greatest success. On most issues she...
Elizabeth Bonhote Title page of volume 3 of "Olivia or Deserted Bride", a novel which Elizabeth Bonhote published anonymously but with mention of earlier works.

1895: The Dangerous Trades Committee was established,...

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1895

The Dangerous Trades Committee was established, with Member of Parliament Harold Tennant as Chair. It included one of the first women inspectors, May Abraham .
Harrison, Barbara. Not Only the ’Dangerous Trades’: Women’s Work and Health in Britain, 1880-1914. Taylor and Francis, 1996.
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20 February 1702: William III broke his collar-bone when his...

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20 February 1702

William III broke his collar-bone when his horse stumbled on a mole-hill; this was the ultimate cause of his death the following month.
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1933: In London, politician William Beveridge and...

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1933

In London, politician William Beveridge and scientist Ernest Rutherford founded the Academic Assistance Council , to help mostly German writers and intellectuals menaced by the Nazis .
Simpson, David. “Six Wolfs, Three Weills”. London Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2006, pp. 29-30.
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1907: Edith Cavell established a nursing school...

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1907

Edith Cavell established a nursing school in Belgium.
Greenspan, Karen. The Timetables of Women’s History. Simon and Shuster, 1994.
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1880: A new type of disposable sanitary towels,...

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1880

A new type of disposable sanitary towels, encouraging greater mobility than diapers, were exhibited by Southall, Barclay, and Company of Birmingham.
Jalland, Patricia, and John Hooper. Women from Birth to Death: The Female Life Cycle in Britain 1830-1914. Harvester, 1986.
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November 1907: Charlotte Despard and Teresa Billington Greig...

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November 1907

Charlotte Despard and Teresa Billington Greig left the Women's Social and Political Union to form the Women's Freedom League .
Holton, Sandra Stanley. “Women and the Vote”. Women’s History: Britain, 1850-1945, edited by June Purvis and June Purvis, University College London, 1995, pp. 277-05.
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Garner, Les. Stepping Stones to Women’s Liberty: Feminist Ideas in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1900-1918. Heinemann Educational, 1984.
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10 December 1926: Grazia Deledda was awarded the Nobel Prize...

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10 December 1926

Grazia Deledda was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for her inspired autobiographical and imaginative writings.
Schlessinger, Bernard S., and June H. Schlessinger. The Who’s Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-1995. 3rd ed., Oryx Press, 1996.
Nobel Prize in Literature. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/.

1936: Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann discovered...

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1936

Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann discovered the earth's inner core, a solid mass within its liquid outer core.
Women in Physics (WiP): Inge Lehmann. http://www.physics.purdue.edu/wip/herstory/lehmann.html.
Carlowicz, Michael. Inge Lehmann (1888-1993). http://replay.web.archive.org/20080917143316/http://www.agu.org/inside/awards/lehmann2.html.

July 1835: The first issue of The British and Foreign...

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July 1835

The first issue of The British and Foreign Review; or, European Quarterly Journal was published.
Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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Houghton, Walter E., and Jean Harris Slingerland, editors. The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900. University of Toronto Press, 1966–1989, 5 vols.
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8 August 1880: The ship Jeddah, flying the British flag...

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8 August 1880

The ship Jeddah, flying the British flag and carrying almost a thousand Malayan Muslims on pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, was towed into Aden, leaking badly, three weeks after sailing from Singapore.
Gilsenan, Michael. “And you, what are you doing here?”. London Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2006, pp. 3-7.
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1946: William Joyce, born in New York of an Irish-American...

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1946

William Joyce , born in New York of an Irish-American father and English mother, was hanged for treason on account of his pro-Nazi broadcasts during the war.
Dear, Ian C. B., and Michael Richard Daniell Foot, editors. The Oxford Companion to World War II. Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr, and Laurie Clancy. “Running Experiments Off: An Interview”. Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut, edited by William Rodney Allen, Mississippi University Press, 1988, pp. 46-56.
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From 1933: The flow of refugees from Germany to Britain...

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From 1933

The flow of refugees from Germany to Britain began; by 1939 about 56,000 people, including more than ten thousand children, had arrived from old and new German territories including Czechoslovakia.
Lively, Penelope. A House Unlocked. Penguin, 2002.
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1898: Women's Co-operative Guild supported the...

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1898

Women's Co-operative Guild supported the call for legislation to register midwives made by the Midwives' Institute .
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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1824: Mary, Lady Shepherd, published her first...

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Mary, Lady Shepherd , published her first major philosophical work, An Essay upon the Relation of Cause and Effect, a critique of the fourth of David Hume 's Philosophical Essays.
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.
Kersey, Ethel M. Women Philosophers: A Bio-Critical Source Book. Greenwood, 1989.
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