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English and American Lit and Culture
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Coronation of Charles II
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Foundation of the Royal Society
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The Great Plague
It lasted from 1665 to 1666 and it was the last great bubonic plague epidemics in Europe. -
The Great Fire of London
It lasted 5 days, it is said to have started in a bakery and as a result most of the City of London was destroyed. -
Sir Isaac Newton publishes "The Thoery of Light and Colours"
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Sir Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral is completed
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Coronation of James II
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The Glorious Revolution
William of Orange and his wife (and heir to the English throne) Mary II of England reigned jointly. -
Bill of Rights and Toleration Act
The Crown now had to reign with the Parliament, and religious dissenters were given some freedom of religion. In 1701 the Act of Settlement determined that only a Protestant would be allowed to ascend to the English throne from that moment onward. -
Coronation of Queen Anne
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Coronation of George I
He was the first Hanoverian king and spoke no English and knew nothing of English customs and traditions, having grown up in Germany. He ascended to the throne because he was the first Protestant in the line of succession. -
Daniel Defoe publishes "Robinson Crusoe"
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Sir Robert Walpole becomes Britain's first Prime Minister
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Jonathan Swift publishes "Gulliver's travels"
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Coronation of George II
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The Battle of Culloden
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The Seven Years' War
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Coronation of George III
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The American Revolutionary War
