Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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8 January 1561: John Bodley (father of the library founder...
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8 January 1561
John Bodley
(father of the library founder Sir Thomas
) was granted a licence under the Privy Seal to sole rights for seven years to print the English Bible in a revised text which had...
6 July 1924: Hans Berger developed the electro-encephalogram...
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6 July 1924
Hans Berger
developed the electro-encephalogram (EEG) for monitoring brain waves. He published his developments five years later.
“Hans Berger”. Who Named It? (whonamedit.com).
1838: Third class rail passengers were first carried...
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1838
Third class rail passengers were first carried on British trains.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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29 February 1956: Pakistan was proclaimed an Islamic republic...
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29 February 1956
Pakistan was proclaimed an Islamic republic but remained a member of the Commonwealth.
de Angelis, April. “Riddle of the Sphinx”. Guardian Unlimited, 10 Sept. 2005.
Hanna, Gillian, editor. Monstrous Regiment. Four Plays and a Collective Celebration. Nick Hern Books, 1991.
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“The Amiable Courtship of Miz Venus and Wild Bill - 197”. Sphinx Theatre Company Archive: Productions. 1970s.
1898: Madame Laumaille, the first female motor-racing...
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1898
Madame Laumaille
, the first female motor-racing driver, finished with the fastest time in her class on the first day of the Marseilles to Nice race in France.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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May 1850: Reynolds's Weekly News was launched by George...
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May 1850
Reynolds's Weekly News was launched by George Reynolds
as a radical Sunday paper of international news, designed to serve the cause of freedom and democracy.
University of Bradford, Learning Support Services. http://www.bradford.ac.uk/library/special/reynolds.php.
7 August 1871: England and Wales had their first August...
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7 August 1871
England and Wales had their first August Bank Holiday: the beginning of the now worldwide practice of national holidays unconnected with religious faith.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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By about 1800: In a ballad entitled The London Heiress,...
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By about 1800
In a ballad entitled The London Heiress, about a cross-dressed woman in battle, an earlier version was rewritten to play down the sexual element.
Dugaw, Dianne. Warrior Women and Popular Balladry 1650-1850. Cambridge University Press, 1989.
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Malorie Blackman
MB
, British Children's Laureate for 2013-15, had by the end of that period published more than sixty books for ages ranging from little children to young-adult readers. Only a small selection of her oeuvre...
January 1858: In an unsuccessful assassination attempt,...
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January 1858
In an unsuccessful assassination attempt, Felice Orsini
, a follower of Mazzini
, threw a bomb at the carriage of Napoleon III
and Eugénie
as they made their way to the Opera House in Paris.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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July 1869: The Hospital for Women in Soho Square introduced...
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July 1869
The Hospital for Women
in Soho Square introduced the first pay block wing in the United Kingdom.
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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12 October 1597: Michael Drayton's England's Heroicall Epistles...
Perrot, Philippe. Fashioning the Bourgeoisie: A History of Clothing in the Nineteenth Century. Translator Bienvenu, Richard, Princeton University Press, 1994.
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de Marly, Diana. Worth: Father of Haute Couture. Elm Tree Books, 1980.
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12 July 1690: William III heavily defeated James II at...
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12 July 1690
William III
heavily defeated James II
at the battle of the Boyne in Ireland, in which 62,000 men fought.
Defoe, Daniel. Selected Poetry and Prose of Daniel Defoe. Editor Shugrue, Michael F., Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.
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Kelly, Matthew. “With Bit and Bridle”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 15, 5 Aug. 2010, pp. 12-13.
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20 June to 7 July 2016: British poets Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke,...
Duffy, Carol Ann. “Five poets go on tour: Carol Ann Duffy’s travel diary begins”. theguardian.com, 20 June 2016.
1 May 1776: The secret society of the Illuminati was...
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1 May 1776
The secret society of the Illuminati
was founded in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
By 15 July 1632: The painter Sir Anthony Van Dyck had spent...
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By 15 July 1632
The painter Sir Anthony Van Dyck
had spent long enough during his second visit to England to be requesting payment for a completed portrait of Charles I
and Henrietta Maria
(known to her husband and...
1866: A group of ten black American minstrels in...
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1866
A group of ten black American minstrels in Sam Hague
's troupe toured Britain.
Toll, Robert C. Blacking Up: The Minstrel Show in Nineteenth-Century America. Oxford University Press, 1974.
