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1890: The Victoria Street Society established the...

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1890

The Victoria Street Society established the affiliated Church Anti-Vivisection League ; before this the anti-vivisection movement had condemned, with Frances Power Cobbe , the inertia of the clergy.
French, Richard D. Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press, 1975.
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French, Richard D. Antivivisection and Medical Science in Victorian Society. Princeton University Press, 1975.
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1939: L. S. Lowry, an obsessive painter of the...

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1939

L. S. Lowry , an obsessive painter of the bleak industrial landscapes of his native Manchester and Salford, held his first one-man show in London.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
Jones, Jonathan. “Happy as Lowry? More like troubled at mill”. Guardian Weekly, 11–17 May 2000, p. 14.
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1879: Charles Stewart Parnell assumed leadership...

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1879

Charles Stewart Parnell assumed leadership of the Home Rule party.
MacDonagh, Oliver. Ireland: the Union and its Aftermath. George Allen and Unwin, 1977.
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Late 1845: Following Newman's example, Evangelical minister...

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Late 1845

Following Newman 's example, Evangelical minister Frederick Faber converted to Roman Catholicism; he later became the guiding spirit of Victorian popular Catholicism.
Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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Norman, Edward R. The English Catholic Church in the Nineteenth Century. Clarendon, 1984.
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1904: William Henry Hudson published Green Man...

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1904

William Henry Hudson published Green Mansions.
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.

1841: The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain...

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1841

The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was established in London.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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24 August 1939: The day after the German-Russian non-aggression...

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24 August 1939

The day after the German-Russian non-aggression pact was signed, the British government prepared for war with the Emergency Powers Act. The Act put the full authority of the law behind defence regulations issued by the...

1879: The Weldon's Ladies Journal began weekly...

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1879

The Weldon's Ladies Journal began weekly publication in London from the Amalgamated Press .
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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Braithwaite, Brian, and Joan Barrell. The Business of Women’s Magazines. Associated Business Press, 1979.
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Beetham, Margaret, and Kay Boardman, editors. Victorian Women’s Magazines: An Anthology. Manchester University Press, 2001.
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1828: The phrenologist George Combe issued his...

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1828

The phrenologist George Combe issued his Constitution of Man, a guide to phrenology which also argued that the physical brain was the key to human disposition and identity.
Jay, Mike. “Like Cooking a Dumpling”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 22, 20 Nov. 2014, pp. 25-6.
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August 1850: Thomas Carlyle published his virulent Latter-day...

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August 1850

Thomas Carlyle published his virulent Latter-day Pamphlets in a single volume, following their gradual appearance earlier in the year in the form of eight pamphlets.
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
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Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press, 2002, 2 vols.

1942: Bracelet for Julia appeared from Rosalind...

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1942

Bracelet for Julia appeared from Rosalind Wade , one of her several publications with Cassell .
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.

11 November 1995: Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth...

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11 November 1995

Nigeria was suspended from the Commonwealth at the New Zealand Commonwealth meeting.
CNN World News: World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, Seattle. http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min99_e/min99_e.htm.

1780-4: The Second Mysore War was fought....

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1780-4

The Second Mysore War was fought.
Bayly, Christopher Alan. Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire. Cambridge University Press, 1988.
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By 8 March 1718: A maypole standing in The Strand in London...

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By 8 March 1718

A maypole standing in The Strand in London (destroyed by the Puritans in 1644 after such practices were made illegal, and loyally re-erected on 4 April 1661) was after various vicissitudes finally dismantled.
Rogers, Pat. “The Maypole in the Strand”. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
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, No. 1, 1 Mar.–31 May 2005, pp. 83-95.
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1877: The All England Croquet Club became the All...

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1877

The All England Croquet Club became the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club , reflecting the popularity of the new sport.
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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June-November 1800: Arthur Young made a tour through East Anglia...

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June-November 1800

Arthur Young made a tour through East Anglia and several Southern counties.
Kelly, Gary, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 158. Gale Research, 1996.
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22 May 1998: In a referendum the people of Ireland and...

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22 May 1998

In a referendum the people of Ireland and Northern Ireland overwhelmingly endorsed the Good Friday Agreement: a major step towards a political settlement.
Good Friday Agreement, 10 April 1998. http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/docs/agreement.htm.

7 November 1910: Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, Russian novelist,...

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7 November 1910

Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy , Russian novelist, died at Astapovo, Russia.
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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28 July 1821: Peru declared its independence from Spain,...

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28 July 1821

Peru declared its independence from Spain, but Simon Bolivar , first president of the new republic, was not secure in his position for a good while longer.
“Library of Congress Country Studies”. Country Studies/Area Handbook Series, 2003.

20-25 June 1791: Louis XVI fled with Marie-Antoinette and...

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20-25 June 1791

Louis XVI fled with Marie-Antoinette and their family, intending to leave France and raise a counter-revolution; they were captured at Varennes near Vichy, and brought back to Paris.
Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
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1909-10: The annual sale of picture postcards in Britain...

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1909-10

The annual sale of picture postcards in Britain rose to 866,000,000 this year.
Staff, Frank. The Picture Postcard and Its Origins. F. A. Praeger, 1966.
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5 September 1793: The Reign of Terror began in earnest in Paris...

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5 September 1793

The Reign of Terror began in earnest in Paris with Billaud-Varenne declaring in the National Convention that terror would be the order of the day.
Elson Roessler, Shirley. Out of the Shadows: Women and Politics in the French Revolution, 1789-95. Peter Lang, 1996.
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Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
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Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
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Connelly, Owen, editor. Historical Dictionary of Napoleonic France, 1799-1815. Greenwood Press, 1985.
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13 October 1966: South African apartheid laws were extended...

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13 October 1966

South African apartheid laws were extended to South West Africa.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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1834: The German Customs Union was established...

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1834

The German Customs Union was established among the various German states.
Kinder, Hermann, and Werner Hilgemann. The Anchor Atlas of World History. Translator Menze, Ernest A., Vol.
2
, Anchor, 1978.
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8 July 1714: Queen Anne signed the royal consent to the...

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8 July 1714

Queen Anne signed the royal consent to the Longitude Act, whereby Parliament offered a reward of up to £20,000 for a foolproof method of calculating longitude at sea.
Williams, J. E. D. From Sails to Satellites: The Origin and Development of Navigational Science. Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Quill, Humphrey. John Harrison: The Man Who Found Longitude. Baker, 1966.
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