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1828: The first issue of the successful annual...

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1828

The first issue of the successful annual gift book The Keepsake appeared; lavish production and distinguished contributors raised the price of this and other such publications to a guinea.
Adburgham, Alison. Women in Print: Writing Women and Women’s Magazines from the Restoration to the Accession of Victoria. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1972.
239-41, 280
Quarterly Review. J. Murray.
381

8 February 1860: The first of the big midnight missions in...

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8 February 1860

The first of the big midnight missions in London was held; five hundred invitations were handed out, and half that many prostitutes responded.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
194-5

By 1812: The British Navy comprised more than 140,000...

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By 1812

The British Navy comprised more than 140,000 men: nine times as many as before 1789.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
287

1 January 1871: The Disestablishment Act came into effect;...

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1 January 1871

The Disestablishment Act came into effect; the (Anglican) Church of Ireland ceased to be a national body on a par with the Church of England.
MacDonagh, Oliver. Ireland: the Union and its Aftermath. George Allen and Unwin, 1977.
22-3
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
13
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 21st ed., Ward, Lock and Bowden, 1895.
230

1847: Factions of the teetotal movement began to...

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1847

Factions of the teetotal movement began to agitate against smoking.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
37

1850: The Royal Academy unleashed the full weight...

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1850

The Royal Academy unleashed the full weight of its criticism against the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood .
Boase, Thomas Sherrer Ross, editor. English Art, 1800-1870. Clarendon, 1959.
281-3

30 May 1656: R. Bunworth in The Doctresse: A Plain and...

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30 May 1656

R. Bunworth in The Doctresse: A Plain and Easie Method, of Curing those Diseases which are Peculiar to Women expatiated on mother-fits, a deficiency disease of unmarried girls and widows, curable by sexual activity.
Mendelson, Sara Heller, and Patricia Crawford. Women in Early Modern England, 1550-1720. Clarendon Press, 1998.
23, 27

7 August 1736: Mary, Lady Bellfield, the second wife of...

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7 August 1736

Mary, Lady Bellfield , the second wife of Robert Rochfort, Viscount Bellfield (later the Earl of Belvidere) , was imprisoned for thirty years at his great house in County Clare, for an alleged affair...

10 July 1553: Lady Jane Grey (who descended through her...

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10 July 1553

Lady Jane Grey (who descended through her mother from Henry VIII 's sister Mary ) acceded to the throne of England.
Guy, John. “The Tudor Age (1485-1603)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 223-85.
261
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

31 July 1893: The Gaelic League was founded, with Douglas...

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31 July 1893

The Gaelic League was founded, with Douglas Hyde as president, to promote Irish language and native culture in a non-denominational manner.
MacDonagh, Oliver. Ireland: the Union and its Aftermath. George Allen and Unwin, 1977.
73
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
47
Oxford Reference. http://www.oxfordreference.com.
Tóibín, Colm. “After I am hanged my portrait will be interesting”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 7, 31 Mar. 2016, pp. 11-23.
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October 1973: Jill Walker and Flick Harris edited the first...

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October 1973

Jill Walker and Flick Harris edited the first issue of Women and Education, distributed nationally from Manchester to feminist women involved in education.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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Noyce, John. The Directory of British Alternative Periodicals 1965-1974. Harvester Press, 1979.
329

1669: William Penn published No Cross, no Crown,...

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1669

William Penn published No Cross, no Crown, a manifesto on behalf of the Quakers .
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.

14 November 1922: Daily wireless (radio) broadcasting began...

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14 November 1922

Daily wireless (radio) broadcasting began in Britain from the London station of the British Broadcasting Company (later the British Broadcasting Corporation ).
BBC Handbook: 1960. BBC, 1960, http://U of A HSS HE 8690 B86.
237
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
37, 364

1833-1843: In 653 murder trials, approximately 10% of...

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1833-1843

In 653 murder trials, approximately 10% of defendents were found unfit to stand trial by reason of insanity or physial incapability.
Smith, Roger. “The Boundary Between Insanity and Criminal Responsibility in Nineteenth-Century England”. Madhouses, Mad-Doctors, and Madmen: The Social History of Psychiatry in the Victorian Era, edited by Andrew Scull, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981, pp. 363-84.
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By May 1773: William Russell anonymously published An...

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By May 1773

William Russell anonymously published An Essay on the Character, Manner, and Genius of Women in different Ages, translated from the French of Antoine Leonard Thomas .
The Origins of Modern Feminism, 1567-1876. Quaritch, 1998.
1252
Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series.
35 (1773): 376-81

1930: The Associated Country Women of the World,...

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1930

The Associated Country Women of the World , or ACWW, was founded in London, with the goal of facilitating mutual aid among women farmers across the world.
Greenspan, Karen. The Timetables of Women’s History. Simon and Shuster, 1994.
330
“Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW)”. CharitiesDirect.com.
“About ACWW”. ACWW: The Associated Country Women of the World.

1814: The York Lunatic Asylum began to allow access...

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1814

The York Lunatic Asylum began to allow access to charitable female visitors.
Prochaska, F. K. Women and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century England. Clarendon, 1980.
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1678: Paper-making was firmly established in England...

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1678

Paper-making was firmly established in England by this date.
Norris, F. H. Paper and Paper Making. Oxford University Press, 1952.
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March-June 1670: The Sacred Historie, a verse paraphrase of...

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March-June 1670

The Sacred Historie, a verse paraphrase of the book of Genesis probably written by Mary Roper , dedicated to Queen Catherine of Braganza , was beautifully transcribed for presentation.
Millman, Jill Seal. “’The Sacred Historie’: Brotherton Library MS Lt q 2, A Royalist Verse Paraphrase of Genesis by a Woman, c. 1670”. Leviathan to Licensing Act (1650-1737): Theatre, Print and their Contexts Conference, Loughborough, 15 Sept. 2004.

6 July 1660: Charles II revived the old practice of touching...

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6 July 1660

Charles II revived the old practice of touching for the evil: professing to cure scrofula by a ceremonious royal touch.
Evelyn, John. The Diary of John Evelyn. Editor De Beer, Esmond Samuel, Oxford University Press, 1959.
408

1875: Madame Blavatsky, now in New York, who had...

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1875

Madame Blavatsky , now in New York, who had been a spiritualist medium and claimed first-hand knowledge of Eastern religious practice, founded the Theosophical Society with support from Henry Steele Olcott and William Q. Judge .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

1863: A Government Commission on art was established;...

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1863

A Government Commission on art was established; Robertson Blaine proposed full Royal Academy membership for women.
Nunn, Pamela Gerrish. Victorian Women Artists. Women’s Press, 1987.
48

End of 2004: In Britain spending by means of plastic credit...

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End of 2004

In Britain spending by means of plastic credit or debit cards first overtook cash spending.
Boggan, Steven. “Paper Chase”. The Guardian, 24 June 2006, pp. Weekend 21 - 6.
Weekend 26

1928: Glasgow's Jewish weekly newspaper, the Jewish...

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1928

Glasgow's Jewish weekly newspaper, the Jewish Echo, began publication.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.