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17 July 1917: George V informed the Privy Council that...

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17 July 1917

George V informed the Privy Council that the royal family (all his subjects descended from Queen Victoria) would take the surname of Windsor.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

16 February 1742: The Earl of Wilmington, Spencer Compton (Whig),...

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16 February 1742

The Earl of Wilmington, Spencer Compton (Whig), became Prime Minister following Walpole 's resignation; he lasted only eighteen months.
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-1980. Longman, 1983.
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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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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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January 1921: Prime Minister David Lloyd George gave official...

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January 1921

Prime Minister David Lloyd George gave official sanction to a policy of reprisals in Ireland which Asquith had denounced only two months earlier as a hellish policy.
Sharp, Evelyn. Unfinished Adventure. John Lane, Bodley Head, 1933.
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Mrs E. M. Foster:

Nothing is known about the life of Foster (MEMF ), whose works were published with very limited information about the author. Authorship was indicated sometimes by initials (E.M.F) but mainly via chains...

1986: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher abolished...

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1986

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher abolished the Greater London Council or GLC (then headed by socialist maverick Ken Livingstone ), leaving London as the world's largest city with no central metropolitan authority.
White, Michael et al. “Livingstone win a humiliation for Blair”. Guardian Weekly, 11–17 May 2000, p. 7.
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Tew, Philip. Zadie Smith. Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
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6 August 1861: The Offences Against the Person Act eliminated...

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6 August 1861

The Offences Against the Person Act eliminated capital punishment for all crimes except murder and high treason; abortion remained illegal in England, Wales, and Ireland.
Emsley, Clive. Crime and Society in England 1750-1900. 2nd ed., Longman, 1996.
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Law Reports: Statutes. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1866–2026.
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Brookes, Barbara. Abortion in England: 1900-1967. Croom Helm, 1988.
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Hordern, Anthony. Legal Abortion: The English Experience. Pergamon, 1971.
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Tobias, John Jacob. Urban Crime in Victorian England. Shocken Books, 1972.
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September 1930: The German National Socialist Party (the...

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September 1930

The GermanNational Socialist Party (the Nazis) made significant gains in elections for the Reichstag .
Mommsen, Wolfgang. “Working Towards the Führer”. London Review of Books, 19 Aug. 1999, pp. 29-30.
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Stevenson, David. “Casino Politics”. London Review of Books, 6 Oct. 2005, pp. 23-4.
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June 1848: Widespread arrests of Chartist leaders followed...

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June 1848

Widespread arrests of Chartist leaders followed uprisings in protest of the rejection of the third petitionpetition for universal manhood suffrage.
Schwarzkopf, Jutta. Women in the Chartist Movement. St Martin’s Press, 1991.
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Marion Reid

MR published her only known work, a tract entitled A Plea for Woman, in 1843. She is credited as one of the founders of the feminist movement, although unfortunately little is known about her...

1859: A Royal Commission was appointed to investigate...

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1859

A Royal Commission was appointed to investigate the workings of the Royal Academy of Arts, including the role of women artists.
Marsh, Jan, and Pamela Gerrish Nunn. Women Artists and the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Virago, 1989.
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1861-1891: The number of hospital beds available throughout...

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1861-1891

The number of hospital beds available throughout England and Wales increased by an average of 1,600 beds per year.
Maggs, Christopher. “Nurse Recruitment to Four Provincial Hospitals 1881-1921”. Rewriting Nursing History, edited by Celia Davies, Barnes and Noble, 1980, pp. 18-40.
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October 1873: Girton College moved to a site near Camb...

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October 1873

Girton College moved to a site near Cambridge.
Herstein, Sheila R. A Mid-Victorian Feminist: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon. Yale University Press, 1985.
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1883-1891: During this period, the state subsidized...

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1883-1891

During this period, the state subsidized emigration for 25,000 residents of Ireland's western distressed districts.
Fitzpatrick, David. Irish Emigration 1801-1921. Economic and Social History Society of Ireland, 1984.
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Elizabeth Hincks:

EH , a Quaker widow about whose life nothing is known, wrote and published a single long poem in 1671.

19 July 1940: Daphne Pearson, a corporal in the WAAF, became...

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19 July 1940

Daphne Pearson , a corporal in the WAAF , became the first woman to win the Empire Gallantry Medal, for rescuing a pilot from a crashed and burning plane.
Steele, Sir Richard, and Joseph Addison, editors. The Guardian. J. Tonson.
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September 1869: A report critical of the Admiralty's administration...

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September 1869

A report critical of the Admiralty 's administration of the Contagious Diseases Acts was circulated to the press by four senior surgeons of the Royal Albert Hospital at Devonport.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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1906: Motorized roller skates were invented by...

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1906

Motorized roller skates were invented by M. Constantini of Paris.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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28 February 1935: The Irish Criminal Law Amendment Act (1935)...

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28 February 1935

The Irish Criminal Law Amendment Act (1935) prohibited sale or import of contraceptives.
Rogozinski, Jan. A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and the Carib to the Present. Revised, Facts on File, 1999.
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Shatter, Alan Joseph. Family Law in the Republic of Ireland. 2nd ed., Wolfhound Press, 1981.
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Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
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1887: The Adelphi Theatre was substantially en...

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1887

The Adelphi Theatre was substantially enlarged.
Mander, Raymond, and Joe Mitchenson. The Theatres of London. Rupert Hart-Davis, 1963.
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1994-9: In these five years the annual public library...

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1994-9

In these five years the annual public library spending per resident fell by 18.8% in London, by similar amounts in Wales and Northern Ireland, and by 23.6% in Scotland.
The Author. Alexander P. Watt.
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1849: Henry David Thoreau published the first edition...

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1849

Henry David Thoreau published the first edition of his study Civil Disobedience as Resistance to Civil Government in Aesthetic Papers.
OCLC WorldCat. 1992–1998, http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999.

1869: A fictitious Miss Echo began The Girl of...

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1869

A fictitious Miss Echo began The Girl of The Period Miscellany, which appealed to young girls who preferred balls and beaux
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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to campaigning for women's rights.
White, Cynthia L. Women’s Magazines 1693-1968. Michael Joseph, 1970.
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1711: The third Earl of Shaftesbury published a...

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1711

The third Earl of Shaftesbury published a work of philosophy, or of aesthetic, moral, and cultural criticism: Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times: a beautiful book with allegorical illustrations.
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.

25 May 1951: Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, friends from...

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25 May 1951

Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean , friends from their Cambridge days, who had been spying for the Soviet Union from positions of some influence within the British establishment, fled to Russia.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

1 May 1851: The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry...

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1 May 1851

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, the first world's fair, was opened by Queen Victoria in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park.
Beaver, Patrick. The Crystal Palace 1851-1936: A Portrait of Victorian Enterprise. Hugh Evelyn, 1970.
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Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.