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2 August 1858: The Medical Act passed, allowing for the...

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2 August 1858

The Medical Act passed, allowing for the creation of a General Medical Council to regulate education and formal registration of all medical practitioners in Great Britain and Ireland.
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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Donnison, Jean. Midwives and Medical Men: A History of Inter-Professional Rivalries and Women’s Rights. Schocken Books, 1977.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Printed by J. Bentham, 1762–2026.

5-6 October 1789: French market women marched on Versailles...

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5-6 October 1789

French market women marched on Versailles to demand that the king put an end to bread shortages and relocate to Paris, closer to his people.
Levy, Darline Gay et al., translators. Women in Revolutionary Paris, 1789-1975: Selected Documents Translated with Notes and Commentary. University of Illinois Press, 1979.
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Elson Roessler, Shirley. Out of the Shadows: Women and Politics in the French Revolution, 1789-95. Peter Lang, 1996.
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23 June 1897: A state performance was held at Covent Garden's...

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23 June 1897

A state performance was held at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House in honour of Queen Victoria 's Diamond Jubilee. The programme included Tannhäuser, Romeo et Juliette and Les Huguenots.
Drogheda, Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore, Earl of et al. The Covent Garden Album: 250 Years of Theatre, Opera, and Ballet. Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1981.
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Samuel Beckett

SB , Irish expatriate poet, short-story writer, novelist, and playwright, was a major force in international twentieth-century writing and especially theatre. He wrote a high proportion of his works in French, usually doing the translations...
Samuel Beckett Colour photo of Samuel Beckett in 1977, looking straight at the camera. He has grey hair and blue eyes, and standsin front of bookshelves, wearing a polo-necked shirt and heavy navy sweater.

17 August 1612: The trial of the Lancashire witches resulted...

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17 August 1612

The trial of the Lancashire witches resulted in the execution of seven women and one man.
Paxman, David. “Lancashire Spiritual Culture and the Question of Magic”. Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, edited by Timothy Erwin and Ourida Mostefai, Vol.
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, 2001, pp. 223-43.
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Sedley, Stephen. “Wringing out the Fault”. London Review of Books, 7 Mar. 2002, pp. 27-31.
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English Short Title Catalogue. http://estc.bl.uk/.

20 February 1946: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London,...

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20 February 1946

The Royal Opera House , Covent Garden, London, had its grand reopening after wartime closure. Margot Fonteyn performed with the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in The Sleeping Beauty.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Dane, Clemence. London Has a Garden. Michael Joseph, 1964.
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April 1758: Edmund Burke agreed to compile and edit a...

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April 1758

Edmund Burke agreed to compile and edit a new periodical, the Annual Register.
Jarrett, Derek. “Seizing the Senses”. London Review of Books, 17 Feb. 2000, pp. 19-23.
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January 1789: In France Emmanuel Sieyès published an immensely...

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January 1789

In FranceEmmanuel Sieyès published an immensely influential pamphlet, whose title in English is What is the Third Estate?
Runciman, David. “Shockingly Worldly”. London Review of Books, 23 Oct. 2003, pp. 7-10.
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Frances Notley

FN wrote novels and short stories from the middle to the late nineteenth century, frequently combining sensational and supernatural elements. Many of her stories are set in her native Cornwall, and draw on the...

Late twelfth century: A nun named Clemence, who identified herself...

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Late twelfth century

A nun named Clemence , who identified herself as living at Barking in Essex, composed an Old French, verse life of St Catherine of Alexandria , taken from an elaborately literary Latin original.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Foster, Tara. “Clemence of Barking: reshaping the legend of Saint Catherine of Alexandria”. Women’s Writing, Vol.
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, No. 1, 2005, pp. 13-27.

2 September 1939: The government of Eire, under Eamon De Valera,...

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2 September 1939

The government of Eire, under Eamon De Valera , declared that the country would remain neutral in the coming international conflict.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Kelly, Matthew. “Now is your chance”. London Review of Books, 5 Oct. 2006, pp. 31-2.
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November 1968: Richard Nixon was elected President of the...

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November 1968

Richard Nixon was elected President of the USA at the height of the Vietnam war. He was re-elected in November 1972.
“Nixon, Richard Milhous”. Encyclopedia Americana: The American Presidency.

1874: James Starley of Coventry patented the first...

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1874

James Starley of Coventry patented the first women's bicycle.
Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
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20 July 1974: Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus (ethnically...

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20 July 1974

Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus (ethnically divided between Greeks and Turks) after a pro-Greek coup in the capital, Nicosia, was unsuccessful.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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13 March 1935: Under the provisions of the Road Traffic...

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13 March 1935

Under the provisions of the Road Traffic Act of 1934, driving tests were introduced in Britain, and provisional licences were issued for the first time to new drivers. Testing became compulsory on 1 June...

1836: A temperance meeting in Taunton, Somerset,...

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1836

A temperance meeting in Taunton, Somerset, witnessed the outbreak of a riot, as moderationists violently disrupted a speech by teetotaller James Tearle .
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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30 June 1970: Margaret Thatcher, soon after taking office...

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30 June 1970

Margaret Thatcher , soon after taking office as Minister of Education (Conservative), gave Local Education Authorities freedom to halt or reverse progress towards comprehensive schools.
Simon, Brian. The State and Educational Change: Essays in the History of Education and Pedagogy. Lawrence and Wishart, 1994.
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1609: British sailors were stranded by a storm...

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1609

British sailors were stranded by a storm on Bermuda.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Rogozinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present. Revised, Facts on File, 1999.
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Elma Napier

Before and after she settled in Dominica, expatriate writer EN published two volumes of autobiography, two novels, one volume of travel stories, and numerous short stories in Dominican and British journals. She also contributed articles...

1908: The Children Act or Children's Act passed...

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1908

The Children Act or Children's Act passed by the British Parliament established separate juvenile courts and made many other changes in the treatment of children by the justice system.
Pinchbeck, Ivy, and Margaret Hewitt. Children in English Society. Routledge and Kegan Paul , 1969–1973, 2 vols., http://U of A, Ruth N Flr 4.
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Weeks, Jeffrey. Sex, Politics and Society: The Regulation of Sexuality since 1800. Longman, 1981.
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1892: Marshall and Snelgrove introduced the combined...

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1892

Marshall and Snelgrove introduced the combined bodice, petticoat, drawers to be worn over a corset and under a vest.
Cunnington, C. Willett et al. The History of Underclothes. Revised, Faber and Faber, 1981.
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28 March 1603: Basilikon doron, or, His Maiesties Instructions...

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28 March 1603

Basilikon doron, or, His Maiesties Instructions to his Dearest Sonne, Henry the Prince, by James I , was registered with the Stationers' Company : it was in print within two days, and a rival...

16 August-20 September 1890: A weekly magazine entitled My Lady's Novelette...

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16 August-20 September 1890

A weekly magazine entitled My Lady's Novelette was published.
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.

1984: With the attainment of suffrage by Liechtensteinian...

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1984

With the attainment of suffrage by Liechtensteinian women, all countries in Europe now allowed women to vote.
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.

Josephine Tey

Josephine Tey was the pseudonym that Scottish writer Elizabeth Mackintosh used for her detective fiction, the genre for which she is now best known. Her other pseudonym, Gordon Daviot, was usually reserved for what she...