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30 November 1885: The opening of the second London Pavilion...

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30 November 1885

The opening of the second London Pavilion signalled the beginning of the luxurious music-hall era.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
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Bailey, Peter, editor. Music Hall: The Business of Pleasure. Open University Press, 1986.
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1871: The Chelsea Hospital for Women was founded...

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1871

The Chelsea Hospital for Women was founded by obstetrician James Hobson Aveling .
Moscucci, Ornella. The Science of Woman: Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929. Cambridge University Press, 1990.
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11-12 December 1973: The Woman Machine, by a women's theatre group...

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11-12 December 1973

The Woman Machine, by a women's theatre group called Sistershow , ran to packed audiences at Bristol University students' union. The women's liberation movement had flourished in Bristol since Ellen Malos and three others...

April 1916: The Women's International League Monthly...

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April 1916

The Women's International League Monthly News Sheet, organ of the British Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom , began publication in London.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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June 1879-January 1880: George Meredith's novel The Egoist was serialised...

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June 1879-January 1880

George Meredith 's novel The Egoist was serialised in the Glasgow Weekly Herald.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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1973: Maggie Ross published a volume for Covent...

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1973

Maggie Ross published a volume for Covent Garden Stories: a slim story entitled Totem.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

29 June 1757: The Duke of Newcastle formed his second government,...

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29 June 1757

The Duke of Newcastle formed his second government, this time a Whig coalition with William Pitt .
Furneaux, Rupert. The Seven Years War. Hart-Davis MacGibbon, 1973.
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5 December 1905: Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman,...

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5 December 1905

Liberal leader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman , a known supporter of women's suffrage, formed the government of the UK, following the surprise resignation of Conservative Arthur James Balfour .
Butler, David E., and Jennie Freeman. British Political Facts, 1900-1960. Macmillan, 1963.
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Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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1884: Leading physician George Savage published...

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1884

Leading physician George Savage published Insanity and Allied Neuroses.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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January 1889: Emma Cons became the first woman to be nominated...

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January 1889

Emma Cons became the first woman to be nominated and to serve as alderman (one step up from a councillor) on the new London County Council , on the basis of her housing activism and...

10 May to 14 August 1813: The British Institution held a retrospective...

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10 May to 14 August 1813

The British Institution held a retrospective exhibition of 141 paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds at its Pall Mall Picture Galleries: a major event of the social season, both cultural and patriotic.
Barchas, Janine. What Jane Saw. 2013, http://www.whatjanesaw.org.

1926: Fanfrolico Press, founded in Australia in...

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1926

Fanfrolico Press , founded in Australia in 1923 by Jack Lindsay and John T. Kirtley , established a London branch at 5 Bloomsbury Square.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 112. Gale Research, 1991.
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Myers, Robin. The British Book Trade, from Caxton to the Present Day. Andre Deutsch in association with the National Book League, 1973.
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Cave, Roderick. The Private Press. Faber and Faber, 1971.
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Around 3 December 1859: Samuel Smiles published his very successful...

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Around 3 December 1859

Samuel Smiles published his very successful Self-Help, attacking over-government and lobbying for thrift, industry, and self-improvement.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
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Athenæum. J. Lection.
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Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

October 1971: News and Views of the Josephine Butler Society...

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October 1971

News and Views of the Josephine Butler Society began publication in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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23 November 1963: The first episode was broadcast of what became...

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23 November 1963

The first episode was broadcast of what became the immensely popular British television series Doctor Who.
Turner, Jenny. “Across the Tellyverse”. London Review of Books, 22 June 2006, pp. 8-10.
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1886: Eleanor Marx, as Eleanor Marx Aveling, published...

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1886

Eleanor Marx , as Eleanor Marx Aveling, published her English translation of Gustave Flaubert 's Madame Bovary from the original French.
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.

October 1536: The Pilgrimage of Grace, a major armed rebellion...

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October 1536

The Pilgrimage of Grace, a major armed rebellion against Henry VIII 's religious reforms and dissolution of monasteries and convents (in effect, against the birth of the Church of England ), spread across the...

24 August 1947: The first international Edinburgh Festival...

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24 August 1947

The first international Edinburgh Festival of the Arts took place.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Nettel, Reginald. The Orchestra in England: A Social History. Jonathan Cape, 1956.
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1873: Construction of the present Natural History...

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1873

Construction of the present Natural History Museum began.
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
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By 30 September 1988: Salman Rushdie's postmodernist novel The...

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By 30 September 1988

Salman Rushdie 's postmodernist novel The Satanic Verses, offered, in the form of dreams dreamed by the angel or devil Gibreel or Gabriel, a history and commentary on a land called Jahilia or Jahiliaya.
Irwin, Robert. “Original parables”. Times Literary Supplement, No. 4461, 30 Sept. 1988, p. 1067.
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1854: The Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1854...

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1854

The Railway and Canal Traffic Act of 1854 required that railways transfer traffic from one to the other without undue delays, as well as making rail and shipping companies liable for negligence in the transport...

Mary Basset

MB was a significant member among the band of sixteenth-century women who were classical scholars and translators. Only two of what are said to have been her many translations survive.

Agnes Strickland

AS , writing in the middle nineteenth century, won renown as a historian and biographer, particularly of the British royal family and particularly of its female members. In fact all of these books were co-authored...
Agnes Strickland Photograph of a painting of Agnes Strickland by John Hayes, 1846. She is seated with her elbow resting on a wooden table. She is wearing a black velvet dress that laces at the front, over a cream coloured shirt that is trimmed with ruffles. Her sleeves are trimmed with cream coloured lace and pearls, and she is wearing a matching pearl bracelet. Her dark hair is curly, and partly pulled back. She holds a small paper scroll with early-period writing on it, and perhaps a seal. National Portrait Gallery.

14 August 1829: King's College, University of London, was...

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14 August 1829

King's College, University of London , was founded and given a charter; it opened its doors two years later.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
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The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.

Eva Gore-Booth

In addition to her intense suffrage and labour activism, EGB wrote poetry, periodical essays, political pamphlets, religious criticism, plays, and an autobiograpical sketch. Her work was admired by her contemporaries Katharine Tynan , Æ (...
Eva Gore-Booth Black and white, close-up photograph of Eva Gore-Booth in profile; it appears to be cropped from a larger group photo. Her hair is bushy and pinned up.