Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
RPJ
has been successful in two careers: as a novelist (a dozen titles) and short-story writer (eight collections), and as an author of film scripts (twenty-three), many of them adaptations from published fiction.
1019: Knut or Canute united the kingdoms of England...
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1019
Knut
or Canute united the kingdoms of England (whose army had chosen him ruler) and the Danelaw (that part of northern England which had been under Danish rule).
Morgan, Kenneth O., editor. The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain. Oxford University Press, 1984.
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15 February 1894: French anarchist Martial Bourdin was fatally...
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15 February 1894
French anarchist Martial Bourdin
was fatally injured in an apparent attempt to destroy the Royal Observatory
in Greenwich Park using a home-made bomb.
Harkness, Bruce et al. “Introduction”. The Secret Agent, edited by Bruce Harkness et al., Cambridge University Press, 1990, p. xxiii - xli.
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Cunningham, Valentine, editor. The Victorians: An Anthology of Poetry and Poetics. Blackwell, 2000.
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Senaha, Eijun. “A Life of Louisa Sarah Bevington”. The Hokkaido University Annual Report on Cultural Sciences, Vol.
101
, Aug. 2000, pp. 131-49.
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Oliver, Hermia. The International Anarchist Movement in Late Victorian London. Croom Helm, 1983.
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Sherry, Norman. Conrad’s Western World. Cambridge University Press, 1971.
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Quail, John. The Slow Burning Fuse: The Lost History of the British Anarchists. Granada, 1978.
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19 June 1970: The day after a surprise Conservative victory...
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Jean Middlemass
JM
's Times obituary said it would be difficult to state exactly how many books she wrote.
“Obituary: Miss Jean Middlemass”. Times, 7 Nov. 1919, p. 15e.
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In fact it seems that she authored about forty-one popular novels. She also contributed stories to periodicals...
By 12 October 1854: The Times newspaper set up a Crimean War...
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By 12 October 1854
The Times newspaper set up a Crimean War Fund (one of several such charitable funds) in an effort to provide British soldiers with necessities such as food, warm clothes, and fresh bandages which army sources...
21 August 1913: The Lock-Out Strike began in Dublin when...
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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February 1880: The first successful shipment of refrigerated...
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February 1880
The first successful shipment of refrigerated meat to England arrived from New South Wales, Australia aboard the SS Strathleven.
Clark, Charles Manning Hope. A Short History of Australia. Revised Illustrated, Penguin, 1986.
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Luce Irigaray
LI
is a French feminist theorist who is by profession a psychoanalyst and a philosopher. Her writing is considered among the most dense and difficult produced by French feminism, as her language is often deconstructive...
1858: English Baptist Alfred Saker settled in the...
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1858
English Baptist Alfred Saker
settled in the Cameroons to establish a mission.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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1882: The Prince of Wales Theatre was shut down...
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1882
The Prince of Wales Theatre
was shut down after being declared an unsafe building. The management had previously attempted to avert this decision by removing 254 seats.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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June 1921: Nansen passports were first issued by the...
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June 1921
Nansen passports were first issued by the League of Nations
to identify refugees and stateless persons. Dr Fridjtof Nansen
, Norwegian Arctic explorer appointed League of Nations Commissioner for refugees, was awarded the Nobel
Peace...
9 December 1942: A week after the Beveridge report set out...
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9 December 1942
A week after the Beveridge report set out its epoch-making proposals for unemployment, maternity, and old age benefits, Punch weighed in with a cartoon showing Sir William (later Lord) Beveridge
as a pantomime fairy queen...
1988: The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, appointed...
“Women’s History Timeline”. BBC: Radio 4: Woman’s Hour.
12 March 1903: London's New Theatre (re-named in 1973 the...
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12 March 1903
London's New Theatre
(re-named in 1973 the Albery and from June 2006 renamed again the Noel Coward Theatre), built by architect W. G. R. Sprague
back to back to Wyndham's Theatre
, first opened its doors.
“The Albery Theatre (June 2006 renamed The Noel Coward Theatre)”. thisistheatre.com.
25 December 1960: Queen Elizabeth II's first pre-recorded Christmas...
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25 December 1960
Queen Elizabeth II
's first pre-recorded Christmas message was broadcast on BBC
television.
Briggs, Asa. The BBC: The First Fifty Years. Oxford University Press, 1985.
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March 1836: Walter Savage Landor published Pericles and...
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March 1836
Walter Savage Landor
published Pericles
and Aspasia, a collection of imaginary letters between the Athenian statesman and the learned and cultivated courtesan.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
441 (1836): 253
Wheeler, Stephen, and Thomas J. Wise. A Bibliography of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Walter Savage Landor. Bibliographical Society, 1919.
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Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
Elwin, Malcolm. Landor, a Replevin. Macdonald, 1958.
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Walter Pater
Mid 1850s-1870s: During this period, machine technology infiltrated...
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Mid 1850s-1870s
During this period, machine technology infiltrated the footwear trades.
Adburgham, Alison. Shops and Shopping 1800-1914: Where, and in What Manner the Well-Dressed Englishwoman Bought Her Clothes. Allen and Unwin, 1964.
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1799: Catherine Rebecca, Lady Manners, published...
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July 1977: Splendid Lives: Stories by Penelope Gilliatt...
