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Rousseau's birth
Genevan Philosopher -
Diderot's birth
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Thomas Paine's birth
Norfolk -
Blake born in London, Soho
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Due to the thirteen american colonies rejecting the british monarchy and overthrew the authority of Great Britain. -
Attended drawing school
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Wordsworth born
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Apprenticed to an engraver
James Basire -
Rousseau's death
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Completed apprenticeship
Entered the Royal Academy as an engraving student -
Married
Catherine Boucher -
Printed collection of verses
Political sketches -
AMERICAN REVOLUTION ENDED
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Father's death
Started in a print shop in London -
Diderot's death
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Brother's death
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Published two tracts
'There is no natural religion'
'All religions are one' -
The book of Thel
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STORMING OF THE BASTILLE
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FRENCH REVOLUTION
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EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI
First victim of the reign of terror. Lady Marie Antionette was guillotined 16th October the same year. -
Published The marriage of heaven and hell
Also published versions of the Daughters Albion -
REIGN OF TERROR IN FRANCE
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Published Songs of Innocence and Experiences
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END OF THE REIGN OF TERROR
16594 people were killed by the guillotine, and another 25 thousand executed across france. -
Blake moves to Sussex
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Blake's worldly failure
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Blake moves back to London
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Engraves a poem called 'Milton'
It's the second of an epic poem which deals with a contest between the hero Milton and Satan. -
NAPOLEON CROWNED EMPEROR
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BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
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Paine's death
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LUDITE RIOTS
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NAPOLEON ABDICATES
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RIOTS IN BRITAIN
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Friends with John Linnell
Who introduced him to a group of artists who shared Blake's religious seriosness. -
GEORGE THE THIRD DEATH
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BLAKE'S DEATH
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Wordsworth's britains poet laureate
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Wordsworth's death
