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Jul 12, 927
Kingdom of England founded
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1000
Beowulf
famous english epic poem -
1215
First Parliament was convened
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1346
The Plague arrives in England
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1473
The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye
First book ever printed in english -
Nov 17, 1558
The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I, began her reign
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1577
Sir Francis Drake began circumnavigating the globe
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The British East Indies Company was formed
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Hamlet
One of Shakespeare's most famous
plays. Many of his other works were
also written around this period -
The first English Colony in the New World formed
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The Great Fire of London
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Period: to
Seven Year's War between England and France
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British signed the Treaty of Paris and officially lost America
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Frankenstein
Famous book written by Mary Shelley -
The United Kingdom was founded, made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
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Sherlock Holmes
Famous work written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -
Current Queen Elizabeth II crowned
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Lord of the Flies
Famous novel by William Golding -
The Beatles' first album
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Mrs Dalloway
Novel written by Virginia Woolf, first usage of stream of consciousness -
David Bowie's first album
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Black Sabbath's first album
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Women's Liberation Magazine
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Elton John's first album
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Queen's first album
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Radiohead's first album
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Iron Maiden's first album
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Empire of the Sun
Famous novel by J. G. Ballard -
Coldplay's first album
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Arctic Monkey's first album
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Adele's first album
