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April 1684: Mr and Mrs Priest's school at Gorges House,...

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April 1684

Mr and Mrs Priest's school at Gorges House, Chelsea, put on a private revival of the court masque Venus and Adonis, by John Blow (to a libretto perhaps by the future Anne Finch ).
Campbell, Margaret. Henry Purcell, Glory of His Age. Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Winn, James Anderson. “A Versifying Maid of Honour: Anne Finch and the Libretto for Venus and AdonisReview of English Studies, Vol.
59
, No. 238, Feb. 2008, pp. 67-85.
67-85

Lydia Howard Sigourney

LHS has been called the first professional woman poet of the USA.
Watts, Emily Stipes. The Poetry of American Women from 1632 to 1945. University of Texas Press, 1977.
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Immensely prolific, she published more than sixty-five books (didactic, educational, biography, children's, and travel books as well as poetry), and stopped counting...
Lydia Howard Sigourney Full-length photograph of Lydia Howard Sigourney by Matthew Brady. She is seated on a wooden chair with wooden panelling behind her, wearing a dark jacket and hood with lace bonnet and collar, and a full, boldly checked skirt. She holds a handkerchief in her hands.

10 December 1934: Arthur Henderson from Great Britain was awarded...

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10 December 1934

Arthur Henderson from Great Britain was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work towards dismarmanent after the World War I.
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/.

4 January 1645: The official Directory for Public Worship,...

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4 January 1645

The official Directory for Public Worship, doing away with every feast or fast of the Church of England except Sunday, was published on this day, though it was not distributed until August.
Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.
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1891: During the 1890s Hippolyte Bernheim of the...

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1891

During the 1890s Hippolyte Bernheim of the University of Nancy in Alsace-Lorraine challenged Jean-Martin Charcot 's idea that hysteria was a physical ailment; Bernheim argued that hysteria should be considered a psychological problem.
Micale, Mark S. Approaching Hysteria: Disease and its Interpretations. Princeton University Press, 1995, http://HSS.
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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.

Mary Berry

MB participated in the English literary scene from the 1780s to the 1820s. She edited collections of letters, had a play produced and published, wrote two books comparing the social and cultural climates of England...
Mary Berry Stipple engraving, head and shoulders, of Mary Berry aged 86, by John Henry Robinson after a painting by James Rannie Swinton, published 1850. She looks at the viewer, wearing a white frilled cap and collar with a black bow and pearl drop earring. Her still-dark hair under her cap is parted in the middle, with ringlets at the side, and she is wearing a large drop earring. Below the portrait is written "M. Berry aet [aged] 86." National Portrait Gallery, London.

15 April 1644: The Globe Theatre in London, once the home...

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15 April 1644

The Globe Theatre in London, once the home of Shakespeare 's company, was demolished as part of the ongoing parliamentarian campaign against the theatres.
Purkiss, Diane. The English Civil War, A People’s History. Harper Perennial, 2007.
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Just before 27 July 1723: The government called for all and every person...

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Just before 27 July 1723

The government called for all and every person whatsoever over eighteen years of age (male or female) in Great Britain to take the oaths of allegiance.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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By June 1776: The Stamp Act (repealed a decade previously)...

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By June 1776

The Stamp Act (repealed a decade previously) now laid a tax on periodicals at a penny halfpenny a sheet.
Thomas, Donald. A Long Time Burning: The History of Literary Censorship in England. Frederick A. Praeger, 1969.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
45 (1775): 192

August 1794-December 1796: The firm of James Harrison published the...

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August 1794-December 1796

The firm of James Harrison published the Pocket Magazine; from February 1795 it was complemented by the Lady's Pocket Magazine.
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.

1914: Margaret Louisa Woods's Collected Poems,...

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1914

Margaret Louisa Woods 's Collected Poems, containing lyrics and socially conscious poetry, was published by Bodley Head .
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.
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.

15 April 1962: The final stages of CND's annual Aldermaston...

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15 April 1962

The final stages of CND's annual Aldermaston march were marred by outbreaks of disorder.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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1764: A group of fashionable young Englishmen calling...

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1764

A group of fashionable young Englishmen calling themselves the Macaroni Club embarked on a campaign to promote Continental styles of cooking and dressing.
Nigro, Jeffrey A. “Estimating Lace and Muslin: Dress and Fashion in Jane Austen and her World”. Persuasions, Vol.
23
, 2001, pp. 50-62.
51-2

5 July 1926: The decision to admit women to membership...

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5 July 1926

The decision to admit women to membership in Indian Legislatures was announced.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 843

January 1824: The Ladies' Pocket Magazine, containing fiction,...

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January 1824

The Ladies' Pocket Magazine, containing fiction, light reading, and fashion, began publication in London.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Bogenschneider, Duane R., editor. The Gerritsen Collection of Women’s History, 1543-1945: A Bibliographic Guide to the Microform Collection. Microfilming Corporation of America, 1983, 3 vols.
30 P116
Library of Congress Online Catalog. http://catalog.loc.gov/.

December 1713: Richard Steele published Poetical Miscellanies;...

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December 1713

Richard Steele published Poetical Miscellanies; it included poems by Pope , Anne Finch , and himself (including praise of the unnamed and only recently identified young Elizabeth Tollet ).
Londry, Michael. Thomas Parnell’s Poem ’To a Young Lady’ as Addressed to Elizabeth Tollet. 1998.

16 June 2016: Jo Cox, a Labour member of parliament and...

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16 June 2016

Jo Cox , a Labour member of parliament and a young mother, was attacked in the street in Birstall (part of her constituency). She was shot and stabbed repeatedly: a hate crime perpetrated by a...

15 September 2008: The global megabank of Lehman Brothers on...

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15 September 2008

The global megabank of Lehman Brothers on Wall Street filed for bankruptcy, bringing the world financial system to the brink of collapse.
Luyendijk, Joris. “It’s business as usual in our banking system”. Guardian Weekly, 23 Oct. 2015, pp. 26-9.
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1957: Britain's White Paper on Defence proposed...

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1957

Britain's White Paper on Defence proposed that compulsory military service be ended by 1962; it also emphasized reliance on nuclear deterrence and strategic reserves.
Bozman, Ernest Franklin, editor. Everyman’s Encyclopaedia. 4th Edition, J. M. Dent, 1958, 12 vols.
3: 726
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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1929: As well as Richard Aldington's Death of a...

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1929

As well as Richard Aldington 's Death of a Hero, this year saw publication of Erich Maria Remarque 's All Quiet on the Western Front and Robert Graves 's Goodbye to All That.
Lefanu, Sarah. Rose Macaulay. Virago, 2003.
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June 2001: Australian Kate Grenville won the Orange...

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June 2001

Australian Kate Grenville won the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel The Idea of Perfection.
Grenville, Kate. “Jet lag, tea and horrid photos”. Guardian Unlimited Books, 8 June 2001.

By 25 October 1862: Victor Hugo completed the publication in...

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By 25 October 1862

Victor Hugo completed the publication in successive parts of his novel Les Misérables.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1826 (1862): 531
Petit Larousse, illustré, 1980. Librairie Larousse, 1980.
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.
Ashton, Rosemary. George Eliot: A Life. Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
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657: Saint Hilda became the first abbess of the...

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657

Saint Hilda became the first abbess of the double monastery of Whitby in Yorkshire.
Leibell, Sister Helen Dominica. Anglo-Saxon Education of Women: From Hilda to Hildegarde. B. Franklin, 1971.
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Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy. Oxford University Press, 1993.
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7 July 1307: Edward I died, and on the 20th of July his...

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7 July 1307

Edward I died, and on the 20th of July his son and heir received the homage of the English magnates as King Edward II .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.