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3 May 1951: King George VI opened the Festival of Britain...

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3 May 1951

King George VI opened the Festival of Britain (designed to showcase the modern, postwar, post-imperial nation) from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral. He also opened the Royal Festival Hall .
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Hacking, Ian. “Gabble, Twitter and Hoot”. London Review of Books, 1 July 1999, pp. 15-16.
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Maude Royden

Maude Royden , famous as an early twentieth-century campaigner for women's status in the ministry of the Church of England , was also a preacher, suffragist, feminist, and anti-war activist. She published at least fifty...
Maude Royden Black and white, head-and-shoulders photograph of Maude Royden by Ellliott and Fry. She sits with her body in profile but her face turned towards the camera, with chin lifted. She has dark hair with a short fringe, and she wears a light top with flowing collar. Her name is printed below the photo.

20 March 1916: The Viceroy of India announced the Government's...

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20 March 1916

The Viceroy of India announced the Government's intention to abolish the system of Indian indentured labour in Jamaica, Trinidad, British Guiana, Fiji, and Dutch Surinam.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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Wallace, Elisabeth. The British Caribbean: From the Decline of Colonialism to the End of Federation. University of Toronto Press, 1977.
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Gott, Richard. “Shoot them to be sure”. London Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2002, pp. 26-9.
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1722: The Societies for the Reformation of Manners...

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1722

The Societies for the Reformation of Manners issued over seven thousand prosecutions for prostitution and bawdy-house keeping.
Henderson, Tony. Disorderly Women. Longman, 1999.
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Susanna Haswell Rowson

SHR , who was active during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, has some claim to be regarded as both an English and an American writer, though her American allegiance came to predominate with...
Susanna Haswell Rowson Title-page of New York edition, 1814, of "Charlotte Temple, A Tale of Truth" by Susanna Haswell Rowson, first published in 1791. An oval portrait represents Charlotte, not Rowson. Up the left side runs a signature: "Mary L. Hyde.".

Late October 1924: A letter inciting Britons to revolution,...

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Late October 1924

A letter inciting Britons to revolution, purportedly written by Grigori Evseyevich Zinoviev and sent from the Third International to the small British Communist Party , was obtained by and published in the British press.
Thomson, David, and Geoffrey Warner. England in the Twentieth Century, 1914-1979. 2nd ed., Penguin Books, 1981.
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About 9 February 1682: Thomas Otway's she-tragedy Venice Preserved...

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About 9 February 1682

Thomas Otway 's she-tragedyVenice Preserved had its first performance.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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1921: The National Unemployed Workers' Committee...

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1921

The National Unemployed Workers' Committee Movement was founded in London as a communist satellite organization with the main objective of Work or Full Maintenance at Trade Union Rates.
Bruley, Sue. “A Woman’s Right to Work? The Role of Women in the Unemployed Movement Between the Wars”. This Working-Day World: Women’s Lives and Culture(s) in Britain, 1914-1945, edited by Sybil Oldfield, Taylor and Francis, 1994, pp. 40-53.
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18 April 1835: After the defeat of the Peel Ministry in...

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18 April 1835

After the defeat of the Peel Ministry in the House of Commons , the second Ministry of Viscount Melbourne (William Lamb , a Whig) was formed.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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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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Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
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7 December 1683: Months after the execution of William, Lord...

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7 December 1683

Months after the execution of William, Lord Russell (husband of Lady Rachel ), Algernon Sidney met the same fate (after a search of his private papers), charged with Protestant extremism and plotting against the crown.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

8 September 1944: Germany launched the first V-2 rocket against...

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8 September 1944

Germany launched the first V-2 rocket against England; by the end of this month 1.1 million houses in the London area had been damaged by rocket attack.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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Hopper, Dennis R., and Karine Hopper. Email about Doodlebugs to Karine Hopper. 1 May 2001.
Oakley, Ann. Man and Wife: Richard and Kay Titmuss: My Parents’ Early Years. HarperCollins, 1996.
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Tenner, Edward. “A Place for Hype”. London Review of Books, 10 May 2007, pp. 33-4.
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1891: William Morris published his collection Poems...

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1891

William Morris published his collection Poems by the Way at his own Kelmscott Press .
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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1674: A Widow Page was reported to be renting out...

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1674

A Widow Page was reported to be renting out as well as selling books from her shop near London Bridge: this sounds like the germ of the circulating library.
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.

February 1798: John Cary followed his successful New and...

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February 1798

John Cary followed his successful New and Correct English Atlas with Cary's New Itinerary, which listed surveyed distances on all major British roads.
Winchester, Simon. The Map that Changed the World. HarperCollins, 2001.
140
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1923: The first six volumes of Winston Churchill's...

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1923

The first six volumes of Winston Churchill 's The World Crisis 1911-1918 were published.
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.

1967: This year the French philosopher and critic...

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1967

This year the French philosopher and critic Jacques Derrida issued three of his best-known works: La voix et la phénomène, L'Ecriture et la différence, and De la Grammatologie.
Attridge, Derek, and Thomas Baldwin. “Jacques Derrida”. Guardian Weekly, 15–21 Oct. 2004, p. 30.
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April 1892: Physical confrontation broke out at a meeting...

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April 1892

Physical confrontation broke out at a meeting in St James's Hall, London, of supporters of women's franchise.
Holton, Sandra Stanley. Suffrage Days: Stories from the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Routledge, 1996.
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Rubinstein, David. Before the Suffragettes: Women’s Emancipation in the 1890s. Harvester, 1986.
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May 1856: J. W. Kaye published anonymously Outrages...

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May 1856

J. W. Kaye published anonymously Outrages on Women, a ground-breaking consideration of wife assault, in the North British Review.
Kaye, John William. “Outrages on Women”. North British Review, Vol.
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, May 1856, pp. 233-56.
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1839: Mungo Ponton announced the discovery of light-sensitive...

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1839

Mungo Ponton announced the discovery of light-sensitive properties of bichromate of potash.
Gentry, Helen, and David Greenhood. Chronology of Books and Printing. Rev. ed., Macmillan, 1936.
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1839-41: The standard translation of the Arabian Nights,...

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1839-41

The standard translation of the Arabian Nights, made by Edward William Lane and issued in instalments, appeared in three massive volumes.
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.
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.

5 November 1974: Shirley Gee's first radio play, Stones, was...

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5 November 1974

Shirley Gee 's first radio play, Stones, was produced for BBC Radio 3 .
“Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC.
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1820: On the death of her husband, Margaret White...

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1820

On the death of her husband, Margaret White took over the management of his prominent London advertising agency; she ran it successfully for two years.
Nevett, Terry R. Advertising in Britain: A History. Heinemann, 1982.
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1722: Sir Hans Sloane leased land at Chelsea from...

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1722

Sir Hans Sloane leased land at Chelsea from the Society of Apothecaries and founded the scientific centre which is still functioning as the Chelsea Physic Garden .
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.

May 1718: The first newspaper in the Caribbean, the...

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May 1718

The first newspaper in the Caribbean, the Weekly Jamaica Courant, began publication.
Overton, Bill, editor. A Letter to My Love. University of Delaware Press, 2001.
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Woodard, Colin. Republic of Pirates Blog. 8 Dec. 2007, http://republicofpirates.net/blog/2007/12/post.html.

22 February 1910: English composer Frederick Delius's opera...

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22 February 1910

English composer Frederick Delius 's opera A Village Romeo and Juliet had its British premiere at Covent Garden , London.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Ford, Boris, editor. The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain. Vol. 9 vols, Cambridge University Press, 1988–2026.
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