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London Theaters Reopen; Actresses Appear Onstage Fot The First Time.
1660 was one of the most eventful years in the history of England, and also proved to be one of the most important in the development of English theatre, including the advent of the first English actresses. -
Charles II is proclaimed king of England ( crowned in 1661 )
In April 1660 Charles issued the Declaration of Breda, promising a general amnesty and freedom of conscience. Parliament accepted the Declaration and he was proclaimed King on 8 May 1660. Charles landed at Dover on 26 May 1660, and entered London three days later. He was crowned at Westminster on 23 April 1661. Despite the Declaration there was retribution -
Plague Claims more than 68,000 people in London.
Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and other writers of their period were not only trying to create lasting works of art but also trying to raise awareness of societal problems. -
Great Fire Destroys Much London.
burned half of the houses in the city and killed a bunch of people -
Glorious (Bloodless): Revolution James II is Succeeded By Protestant Rulers Of William And Mary
To end the Glorious Revolution, William and Mary signed the English Bill of Rights of 1689. This action both signaled the end of several centuries of tension and conflict between the crown and parliament, and the end of the idea that England would be restored to Roman Catholicism, King William being a Dutch Protestant leader. The Bill of Rights also inspired the English colonists in the Thirteen Colonies to revolt against the rule of King James II and his proposed changes in colonial governance -
Alexander Pope publishes part of The Rape of the Lock
Pope wrote The Rape of the Lock in response to a request made my his friend John Caryll, a prominent Roman Catholic of the time. Caryll explained that his friend, Lord Petre, had cut off a lock of Arabella Fermor's hair. Ever since the incident, the families had been feuding. In order to make light of the situation, Pope wrote The Rape of the Lock. " -
Swift publishes A Modest Proposal, protesting English treatment of the Irish poor.
power and ‘fierce indignation’ of his satirical writing have earned Jonathan Swift a reputation as the greatest prose satirist in English literature. -
Voltaire Publishes Candide
Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious Bildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. -
George III Is crowned king of England; Becomes Knows As The King Who Lost The American Colonies.
During his 59-year reign, he pushed through a British victory in the Seven Years’ War, led England’s successful resistance to Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and presided over the loss of the American Revolution. After suffering intermittent bouts of acute mental illness, he spent his last decade in a fog of insanity and blindness. -
British Parliament Passes Stamp Act for Taxing American Colonies.
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. -
African American Poet Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subject, Religious and Moral is published in London
Phillis Wheatley broke barriers as the first American black woman poet to be published, opening the door for future black authors. -
Boston Tea Party Occurs
The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party happened in 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea. -
Mary Wollstonecraft Publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, written by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy -
Napoleon Heads Revolutionary Government In France
In the history of France, the First Republic, officially the French Republic (French: République française), was founded on 22 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire in 1804 under Napoleon I, although the form of the government changed several times. This period was characterized by the fall of the monarchy, the establishment of the National Convention
