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1891: The first ever nurses' registration bill...

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1891

The first ever nurses' registration bill was passed in Cape Colony.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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29 September 1348: The first outbreak of bubonic plague in Britain...

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29 September 1348

The first outbreak of bubonic plague in Britain (later called the Black Death) reached London.
Griffiths, Ralph Alan. “The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)”. Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Oxford University Press, 1984, pp. 166-22.
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Kennedy, Maev. “Scholar rats out the humans”. Guardian Weekly, 2 Sept. 2011, p. 44.
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Florence Marryat

FM , who published about eighty books during the later nineteenth century, was primarily a novelist (known for fiction that plays about the borders of the supernatural, in spiritualist and vampire novels) and also a...
Florence Marryat Black and white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Florence Marryat. She is wearing a dark velvet dress with a square lace collar. Her hair is worn in a bun; earrings dangle from her ears, and a necklace is tied tightly around her neck with a black ribbon. She holds a fan against her chest. Her name appears below in capitals in the form "Miss Florence Marryatt".

June 1869: The Kettledrum: The Woman's Signal for Action...

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June 1869

The Kettledrum: The Woman's Signal for Action ended publication in London in its current form.
Doughan, David, and Denise Sanchez. Feminist Periodicals, 1855-1984. Harvester Press, 1987.
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White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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1756: Theophilus Cibber, brother of Charlotte Charke,...

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1756

Theophilus Cibber , brother of Charlotte Charke , published Dissertations on Theatrical Subjects (also known as Two Dissertations on the Theatres), a plea against the licensed-theatre monopoly.
Baruth, Philip E. “Who Is Charlotte Charke?”. Introducing Charlotte Charke: Actress, Author, Enigma, edited by Philip E. Baruth, University of Illinois Press, 1998, pp. 9-62.
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13 July 1713: The Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of Spanish...

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13 July 1713

The Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of Spanish Succession, known in North America as Queen Anne's War.
Newman, Gerald, editor. Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1997.
345, 503, 660, 670
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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1868: The British Independent Order of the Good...

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1868

The British Independent Order of the Good Templars , a teetotal fraternal society, was founded.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
178-81

December 1997: The Kyoto Protocol (an amendment to the United...

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December 1997

The Kyoto Protocol (an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan, to set limits to emissions of greenhouse gases. It came into force on 16 February...

1817: The Scotsman newspaper began publication...

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1817

The Scotsman newspaper began publication at Edinburgh.
Schott, Ben. Schott’s Original Miscellany. Bloomsbury, 2002.
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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.

By 22 February 1840: R. H. Barham published his popular The Ingoldsby...

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By 22 February 1840

R. H. Barham published his popular The Ingoldsby Legends: or Mirth and Marvels under the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
643 (1840): 154
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.

1 March 1794: The Biographical Magazine began publication;...

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1 March 1794

The Biographical Magazine began publication; it ran till 2 May 1796.
Watson, George, and Ian Roy Wilson, editors. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Cambridge University Press, 1969, 5 vols., http://U of A, HSS Ruth N Flr 1 Ref.

1882: Edith Shove graduated from the University...

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1882

Edith Shove graduated from the University of London, becoming the first female doctor educated in Britain.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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12 April 1917: By this date soldiers of the Canadian Corps...

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12 April 1917

By this date soldiers of the Canadian Corps had wrested control of Vimy Ridge near Arras in France from the German army, at the cost of 11,297 men killed, missing or wounded.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.
under Vimy Ridge

1849: Robert Stephenson built a cast-iron High...

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1849

Robert Stephenson built a cast-iron High Level Bridge over the Tyne River at Newcastle.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Ellis, Hamilton. British Railway History: An Outline from the Accession of William IV to the Nationalisation of Railways 1830-1876. George Allen and Unwin, 1954.
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Singer, Charles et al., editors. A History of Technology. Clarendon, 1958, 8 vols.
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30 December 1657: Mystical writer Thomas Traherne was admitted...

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30 December 1657

Mystical writer Thomas Traherne was admitted as rector of the small, poor village of Credenhill in Herefordshire.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

23 December 1919: The Nurses Registration Act established a...

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23 December 1919

The Nurses Registration Act established a General Nursing Council to create and maintain a register of nurses in England and Wales; parliament also passed separate laws on the same day to take effect in...

25 February 1601: The Earl of Essex was executed in the Tower...

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25 February 1601

The Earl of Essex was executed in the Tower of London on the orders of Queen Elizabeth ; she was said to be much upset, but was deaf to all appeals for clemency.
Lee, Sophia. The Recess. Editor Alliston, April, University Press of Kentucky, 2000.
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June 1857: The Christian Lady's Magazine (not the journal...

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June 1857

The Christian Lady's Magazine (not the journal of this title formerly edited by Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna ) ceased publication.
Beetham, Margaret. A Magazine of Her Own?: Domesticity and Desire in the Woman’s Magazine, 1800-1914. Routledge, 1996.
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Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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1538: Royal Injunctions appeared: a radical, Erasmian...

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1538

Royal Injunctions appeared: a radical, Erasmian document whose first provision was that an English bible should be made available in every parish church.
Powell, Ken, and Chris Cook. English Historical Facts: 1485-1603. Macmillan, 1977.
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MacCulloch, Diarmaid. “How good is it?”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 3, 3 Feb. 2011, pp. 20-2.
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Smyth, Adam. “23153.8; 19897.7; 15635”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 16, 27 Aug. 2015, pp. 37-9.
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August 1916: Millicent Garrett Fawcett arranged a meeting...

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August 1916

Millicent Garrett Fawcett arranged a meeting between suffragists and members of parliament which resulted in the election of MPs of all parties to the Speaker's Conference on Electoral Reform .
Sharp, Evelyn. Unfinished Adventure. John Lane, Bodley Head, 1933.
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August 1874: The National Union of Working Women was founded...

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August 1874

The National Union of Working Women was founded in Bristol.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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6 April 1199: Richard I died and King John succeeded to...

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6 April 1199

Richard I died and King John succeeded to the throne.
Norgate, Kate. England under the Angevin Kings. B. Franklin, 1969.
386

22 May 1923: Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) became Prime...

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22 May 1923

Stanley Baldwin (Conservative ) became Prime Minister following Bonar Law 's resignation on grounds of ill health.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
363-4
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
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1896: Sarah Reddish's paper Right of Women to Membership...

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1896

Sarah Reddish 's paper Right of Women to Membership was read at the Women's Co-operative Guild Annual Meeting at Burnley, as part of WCG campaign to allow women to hold personal memberships in the Co-operative Union .
Webb, Catherine. The Woman with the Basket: The History of the Women’s Co-operative Guild 1883-1927. Co-operative Wholesale Society’s Printing Works, 1927.
79-80

30 November 1874: Winston Churchill, British statesman and...

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30 November 1874

Winston Churchill , British statesman and war leader, was born in Blenheim Palace at Woodstock, where his mother was attending a dance.
Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.