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Anne Locke

AL was a translator, during the sixteenth-century Reformation, of two Protestant texts from French into English. Her dedications to these works discuss the current state of the reformed religion to which they contribute. She also...

By 21 April 1855: James Dawson Burn published The Language...

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By 21 April 1855

James Dawson Burn published The Language of the Walls, one of only a handful of books describing the contemporary advertising business.
Fenstermaker, John J. “Thomas Carlyle, Popular Advertising, and the Commerical Spirit in Victorian England”. Studies in Popular Culture, Vol.
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, No. 1, 1992, pp. 25-36.
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Richards, Thomas. The Commodity Culture of Victorian England: Advertising and Spectacle, 1851-1914. Stanford University Press, 1990.
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Athenæum. J. Lection.
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7 September 1838: Grace Darling, twenty-two-year-old daughter...

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7 September 1838

Grace Darling , twenty-two-year-old daughter of the lighthouse-keeper of the Longstone light on the Outer Farne Islands off the Northumbrian coast, helped her father row out in a clumsy boat through heavy seas to rescue...

1888: Jane Ellen Panton published one of her several...

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1888

Jane Ellen Panton published one of her several books of domestic advice, From Kitchen to Garret. Hints for Young Householders.
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.

30 September-5 December 1941: German troops battled their way towards Moscow;...

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30 September-5 December 1941

German troops battled their way towards Moscow; harsh weather and Russian counter-attacks checked their progress nineteen miles from it.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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Margaret Mead

MM was a United States anthropologist whose works, many of them concerned with sexuality or gender and full of comparisons between the customs of primitive societies and those of the contemporary USA, reached a...
Margaret Mead Black and white head-shot of Margaret Mead. She is wearing a dark jacket and she has dark, curly, jaw-length hair.

June 1900-7 September 1901: The Boxer Rebellion was fought against foreigners...

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June 1900-7 September 1901

The Boxer Rebellion was fought against foreigners in China.
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
I: 788-92
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
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24 December 1825: Insurrection in Russia was led by secret...

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24 December 1825

Insurrection in Russia was led by secret societies (whose members came to be known as Decembrists for their participation in this conspiracy) which unsuccessfully tried to prevent Tsar Nicholas I 's accession.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Revolution 1789-1848. Vintage, 1996.
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Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
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Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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Mehetabel Wright

MH is a lyric poet whose depth of passion, in her few surviving pieces, is remarkable. As far as posterity is concerned she was silenced, if not directly by her family, then by their embarrassment...

24 January 1966: Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of I...

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24 January 1966

Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
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10 February 1838: Following the rebellions of the previous...

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10 February 1838

Following the rebellions of the previous year, the Constitution of Lower Canada was suspended .
Keller, Helen, editor. The Dictionary of Dates. Macmillan, 1934, 2 vols.
II: 460
Williams, Neville. Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to the Present Time. David McKay, 1967.
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29 September 1939: The British Government began implementing...

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29 September 1939

The British Government began implementing its wartime National Registration programme, and identity cards were issued as proof of citizenship.
Minns, Raynes. Bombers and Mash: The Domestic Front 1939-45. Virago, 1980.
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Turner, Ernest Sackville. The Phony War on the Home Front. Michael Joseph, 1961.
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30 December 1793: The botanist and collector Anna Blackburne...

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30 December 1793

The botanist and collector Anna Blackburne died: the Gentleman's Magazine obituary praised her scientific work as well as her virtues.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
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4 June 1878: Britain acquired the territory of Cyprus...

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4 June 1878

Britain acquired the territory of Cyprus from the Ottoman Empire, without parliamentary sanction, after an Anglo-Turkish convention.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
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Smith, Paul. “Refuge for the Aristocracy”. London Review of Books, 21 June 2001, pp. 30-1.
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1872: Swansea Training College in South Wales was...

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1872

Swansea Training College in South Wales was established as a teacher-training college for women. Welshwomen wishing to attend such colleges had previously been compelled to travel to England.
Evans, W. Gareth. Education and Female Emancipation: the Welsh Experience, 1847-1914. University of Wales Press, 1990.
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“Swansea Teacher Training College”. Friends Reunited.

13 May 1774: George Bogle was chosen as envoy to Tibet...

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13 May 1774

George Bogle was chosen as envoy to Tibet (sent by Warren Hastings ); he established diplomatic relations with the Teshu Lama.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

Lady Louisa Stuart

LLS , writing in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, published almost nothing deliberately. It was mostly after her death that her writings filtered into print. Her poems show an acute and original mind...
Lady Louisa Stuart Photograph of a sketch of Lady Louisa Stuart in old age by Sir George Hayter. She sits solitary, wearing a simple dark dress and lacy cap, in a small, dimly lit room with curtains draped in the window, in a large chair at a table strewn with books and other objects. She is hunched over one book, holding it very close to her eyes in the effort of reading. An inscription below, in capitals, names sitter, artist, and owner.

20 January 1945: The first Russian troops entered Germany...

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20 January 1945

The first Russian troops entered Germany.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
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15 April 1912: The Titanic (billed as the world's most advanced...

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15 April 1912

The Titanic (billed as the world's most advanced passenger liner and as unsinkable) sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic after colliding with an iceberg.
Brownstone, David, and Irene Franck. Timelines of the Arts and Literature. HarperCollins, 1994.
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5 November 1686: Mother Frances Bedingfield (using, for safety,...

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5 November 1686

Mother Frances Bedingfield (using, for safety, the alias Frances Long) signed the contract for the purchase of property on the site of the present Bar Convent in York, to use as a girls' school .
Gregory, M., and Isobel Grundy. Email about Mother Mary Davies to Isobel Grundy. 19 Apr. 2002.
Lerner, Gerda. The Creation of Feminist Consciousness: From the Middle Ages to Eighteen-Seventy. Oxford University Press, 1993.
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June 1886-September 1886: During these months, Belfast was subjected...

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June 1886-September 1886

During these months, Belfast was subjected to several bloody disturbances by Ulster Unionists .
Morton, Grenfell. Home Rule and the Irish Question. Longman, 1980.
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1 August 1831: Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction...

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1 August 1831

Old London Bridge was replaced by a new construction of the same name, allowing easier traffic and river flow.
Bruno, Leonard. On the Move: A Chronology of Advances in Transportation. Gale Research, 1993.
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Pudney, John. Crossing London’s River: The Bridges, Ferries and Tunnels Crossing the Thames Tideway in London. Dent, 1972.
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1826: Duty was placed on opium imports at the rate...

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1826

Duty was placed on opium imports at the rate of nine shillings per pound; this rate decreased over the next decades.
Parssinen, Terry M. Secret Passions, Secret Remedies: Narcotic Drugs in British Society 1820-1930. Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1983.
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19 January 1840: Welsh Chartist leaders John Frost, Zephaniah...

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19 January 1840

Welsh Chartist leaders John Frost , Zephaniah Williams and William Jones were sentenced to death for high treason.
Thompson, Dorothy, 1923 - 2011, editor. The Early Chartists. Macmillan, 1971.
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1850: By this year, eighty million passengers travelled...

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1850

By this year, eighty million passengers travelled by rail annually in England.
Allen, G. Freeman. Railways: Past, Present and Future. Orbis Publishing, 1982.
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