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Daniel Defoe
"Robinson Crusoe" 1719
"Moll Flanders" 1722 -
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Jonathan Swift
"A Tale of a Tub", "Gulliver's Travels". Jonathan was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. -
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Edward Young
"Night Thoughts" -
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John Gay
"The Beggar's Opera" (1728).
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Alexander Pope
"Homer" and "Rape of the Lock" -
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Samuel Richardson
"Pamela" 1740 -
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James Thomson
"The Seasons" -
First Daily newspapers started publishing
The Norwich Post / Daily Courant -
Queen Anne ascended to the throne
Queen Anne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland. -
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18th century
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Treaty Union
The united Kingdom of Great Britain was born. -
The Great Frost
Coldest winter during the past 500 years in Europe. -
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Samuel Johnson
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Translation of the Koran
The Koran was translated into English by George Sale -
Trade winds by George Hadley
George Hadley publishes the first explanation of the trade winds -
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War of Jenkin's Ear
Conflict between Geat Britain and Spain. Results: Status quo ante bellum - nothing changed. Britain suffered heavy losses. -
Last monarch in battle
The Battle of Dettingen. King George II leads the troops to victory over the French. The last time a reigning British monarch participates in battle. -
God Save the King first version
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The term "middle class" first used
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A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson
Is among the most influential dictionaries in the history. -
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is founded. The British settlement of Halifax. -
A British settlement - Georgetown is founded in North America
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The British Museum is established
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The Seven Years' War begins
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The Seven Years' War
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William Blake
English poet, painter, and printmaker. His prophetic poetry has been said to form "what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language". His visual artistry led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him "far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced". -
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Robert Burns
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Georg III ascended to the throne
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King George the 2nd dies
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James Cook's first voyage to Cape Horn
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Steam Engine
Steam Engine by James Watt -
James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle
The 1st one to do that. -
The Boston Tea Party
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The Revolutionary War begins
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American Indipendence
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Battle of Saratoga
When the US started winning and the British started losing. -
Industrial Revolution broke out in Britain
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Riots in London
Thousands of people died in London -
Irish parliament freedom
The Legislative freedom of the Irish Parliament -
"The First Book of Urizen"
The Book of Urizen is written by William Blake and is his most known work. It was color printed. It is a parody of The Book of Genesis. -
"Paradise Lost" by John Milton mass produced
"Paradise Lost" is a epic poem by John Milton. Originally released in 1667. It was republished in 1796 and went into mass production.
The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men". Paradise Lost is widely considered one of the greatest literary works in the English language. -
The Irish rebellion begins
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The Irish rebellion ends
