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1853: Louisa Twining began her work with the inmates...

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1853

Louisa Twining began her work with the inmates of the Strand workhouse.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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April 1910: F. T. Marinetti, leader of the Futurist movement...

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April 1910

F. T. Marinetti , leader of the Futurist movement in Italy, made his first appearance in England at the Lyceum Club in London to promote the Futurist doctrine of revolution and violence in art.
Wees, William C. Vorticism and the English Avant-Garde. University of Toronto Press, 1972.
12, 14, 92

11 June 1727: King George I died and George II assumed...

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11 June 1727

King George I died and George II assumed the throne.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
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By July 1749: Charles de Montesquieu's De l'Esprit des...

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By July 1749

Charles de Montesquieu 's De l'Esprit des loix (in English On the Spirit of Laws: a key Enlightenment text) was published in London.
Griffiths, Ralph, 1720 - 1803, and George Edward Griffiths, editors. Monthly Review. R. Griffiths.
1 (1749): 229
O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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20 February 1878: Following the death of Pius IX, Leo XIII...

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20 February 1878

Following the death of Pius IX , Leo XIII was elected Pope.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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“The Catholic Encyclopedia”. New Advent.

1291: Christian-held Acre was besieged and recaptured...

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1291

Christian-held Acre was besieged and recaptured by Islamic forces, ending the last of the crusades.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Chisholm, Hugh, editor. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Eleventh, Cambridge University Press, 1911.
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1897: The Order of Deaconesses within the Anglican...

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1897

The Order of Deaconesses within the Anglican Church (an order of ministry lower than that of priests) was finally recognized by the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops.
Stott, Mary. “Ordination of Women: Flickering flame passed to new generation”. Times, 24 Sept. 1981, p. 12.
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1891: The Women's Protective and Provident League...

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1891

The Women's Protective and Provident League (founded 1874) changed its name to the Women's Trade Union League , after a two-year period as the Women's Trades Union Provident League .
Goldman, Harold. Emma Paterson: She Led Woman into a Man’s World. Lawrence and Wishart, 1974.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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31 October 1729: Another new London theatre opened: Goodman's...

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31 October 1729

Another new London theatre opened: Goodman's Fields , on Ayliff Street in Whitechapel.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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May 1819, May 1820: These months were scheduled for the removal...

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May 1819, May 1820

These months were scheduled for the removal of thousands of subsistence farmers and their families from the Highland estates of Lord and Lady Stafford (later the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland ) in the Sutherland...

January 1780: Evangelicalism received a boost when the...

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January 1780

Evangelicalism received a boost when the Rev. John Newton moved from Olney in Buckinghamshire to London at the invitation of businessman John Thornton .
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1964: Dorothea Kerslake learned the vacuum aspiration...

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1964

Dorothea Kerslake learned the vacuum aspiration method of abortion from a Polish gynaecologist at the London Conference of the International Planned Parenthood Foundation .
Hindell, Keith, and Madeleine Simms. Abortion Law Reformed. Peter Owen, 1971.
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Hordern, Anthony. Legal Abortion: The English Experience. Pergamon, 1971.
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15 October 1881: The Royal Comedy Theatre was opened....

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15 October 1881

The Royal Comedy Theatre was opened.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
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1871: Mary Putnam Jacobi, the first woman to study...

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1871

Mary Putnam Jacobi , the first woman to study at L'Ecole de Médecine in Paris, was granted a degree.
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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1801: Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi suggested, in...

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1801

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi suggested, in Wie Gertrud ihre Kinder lehrt, that girls' education is even more vital than boys', since girls will one day educate children of their own.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.

May 1927: Nash's and Pall Mall Magazine, having issued...

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May 1927

Nash's and Pall Mall Magazine, having issued its final number under that title the previous month, appeared for the first time as Nash's Magazine, under which name it ran for two years.
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.

18 April 1815: The Christian Observer, urging the need for...

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18 April 1815

The Christian Observer, urging the need for fresh military efforts to re-restore the Bourbon monarchy in France, ended with a list of ancien-regime institutions which must not be resumed.
Chandler, James. England in 1819: The Politics of Literary Culture and the Case of Romantic Historicism. University of Chicago Press, 1998.
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1724: William Law answered Bernard Mandeville in...

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1724

William Law answered Bernard Mandeville in Remarks upon a Late Book, Entituled, The Fable of the Bees, arguing that moral or immoral behaviour is chosen rather than socially conditioned.
English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

1912: Two biochemists, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins...

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1912

Two biochemists, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins and Casimir Funk published the theory that certain diseases were linked with deficiency of certain vitamins.
Barton, Laura. “’It must be spread thinly. T-h-i-n-l-y. . .’”. The Guardian, 4 Jan. 2002, p. G2 6.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
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27 September 1540: A Papal Bull officially established the Order...

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27 September 1540

A Papal Bull officially established the Order of the Jesuits at a maximum of sixty members.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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20 February 1722: Daniel Defoe published Religious Courtship...

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20 February 1722

Daniel Defoe published Religious Courtship . . ., a comprehensive tract on marriage from a religious viewpoint.
Moore, John Robert. A Checklist of the Writings of Daniel Defoe. Indiana University Press, 1960.
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August 1663: The Kaber Rigg Plot in the North of England...

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August 1663

The Kaber Rigg Plot in the North of England caused renewed persecution of Quakers .
Kunze, Bonnelyn Young. Margaret Fell and the Rise of Quakerism. Macmillan, 1994.
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1748-51: Adam Smith delivered lectures on rhetoric...

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1748-51

Adam Smith delivered lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres at Edinburgh University : the first significant university programme devoted to the analysis of English literary discourse.
Hawkes, Terence. “Dr Blair, the Leavis of the North”. London Review of Books, 18 Feb. 1999, pp. 23-4.
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O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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1774: Arthur Young published his Political Arithmetic,...

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1774

Arthur Young published his Political Arithmetic, in support of mercantilist economics and maximizing the wealth of the state.
Kelly, Gary, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 158. Gale Research, 1996.
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1899: The Public Morality Council was established...

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1899

The Public Morality Council was established to monitor print and stage for any breaches of public morality.
Craig, Alec. The Banned Books of England and Other Countries. George Allen and Unwin, 1962.
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