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The American Revolution
The American Revolution known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. It was a conflict from growing tensions between Great Britain's and the 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. -
William Blake publishes Songs of Innocense
A collection of poems depicting the hopes and fears of children as they grow into adults. Some of the poems are written by children while others are written by an adults point of view. The majority of the poems focuses on natural human understanding; the rest of the poems focuses on innocent purity. -
The French Revolution
There is not a particular reason why the french revolution accured. But there are several factors that led to the french revolution. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed within three years. French society went through an epic transformation such as the wars that france got involved in. Old ideas such as aristocracy, and religious authority wereoverthrown by the new enlightment of principles, ecquality etc. -
Charles and Mary Lamb publish Tales from Shakespeare
Consist of simple retellings of the plots of Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare's own writing is used as much as possible in a way for children to understand its meaning. -
Brother's Grimm begin to publish Grimm's Fairytales.
It's a collection of German fairy tales. This 210 stories are oral narratives. They consist of of fairy tales, animal fables, rustic farces, and religious allegories. The stories were alter for the sake of children but were not intended for children. -
United States declares war on Great Britain
The United States declares war on Great Britain for many disputes between both countries. For example, The British forced US citizens to serve in the Royal Navy. The British also attacked the USS Chesapeake. Disputes continued with Great Britain over the Northwest Territories and the border with Canada. Finally, Great Britain blockade of France during the Napoleonic Wars served as the final straw which led to war. -
Jane Austin publishes Pride and Prejudice
The story is about Elizabeth Bennet who is the main character and her struggle with society. She is the second of five daughters of a country man living in the town of Meryton, near London. She meets a man named Darcy and they both fall in love. Throughout the story they try to denied what they feel for each other, and think bad about each other but eventually their love is stronger. -
Victor Hugo Publishes The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The story is about Quasimodo, a deformed hunchback who is the bell-ringer of Notre Dame and Esmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy. Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre Dame wants Esmeralda and tells Quasimodo to kidnap her but the hunchback is suddenly captured by guards who save Esmeralda. This event unleashes a serious of events that end up with the death Esmeralda. Devastiated the hunchback who is in love with Esmeralda dies by her side of starvation. -
Charles Darwin serves as naturalist on HMS Beagle during expedition along the coast of south america
By the end of the expedition Darwin Charles Darwin had already made his name as a geologist and fossil collector, and the publication of his journal which became known as The Voyage of the Beagle gave him wide renown as a writer. -
Slavery is abolished in British Empire
This was due to a bill passed in the House of Commons, followed by followed by the House of Lords on 1st August. Parliament passed the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833. This act gave all slaves in the British Empire their freedom.
