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american revolution
also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. -
william blake publishes Songs of Innocence
The Songs of Innocence dramatize the naive hopes and fears that inform the lives of children and trace their transformation as the child grows into adulthood. -
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The French Revolution
. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. -
1792 Mary wollstonecraft critques female educational restrictions in A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Wollstonecraft preached that intellect will always govern and sought “to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body, and to convince them that the soft phrases, susceptibility of heart. -
1807 Charles & Mary Lamb publish Tales from Shakespeare
The two selected 20 of Shakespeare's best-known plays and set out both to make them accessible to children and to pay enthusiastic homage to the original works. Together the Lambs distilled the powerful themes and unforgettable characterizations of Shakespeare's plays into elegant narratives--classic tales in their own right -
1807 Brother's Grimm begin to publish Grimm Fairytales
The work of the Brothers Grimm influenced other collectors, both inspiring them to collect tales and leading them to similarly believe, in a spirit of romantic nationalism, that the fairy tales of a country were particularly representative of it, to the neglect of cross-cultural influence. -
English artsans called Luddites riot & destroy texile machine, fearing that industralism threatens their livelihoods
The movement began in Nottingham in 1811 and spread to other areas in 1812. The Luddites, or “Ludds,” were named after a probably mythical leader -
U.S. declares ware on great Britian
The British continuously engaged in impressment and forced US citizens to serve in the Royal Navy. The British also attacked the USS Chesapeake and this nearly caused a war two year earlier. -
1813 Jane austen publishes Pride & Prejudice
Jane Austen tackles a common reality in England in the early 19th century – women who lack a fortune need to marry well. By "well," we mean wealthy. So, any guy from a good family with large, steady income is fair game on the Marriage Hunt -
1818 Mary Shelley daughter of Mary Wollstoncraft, publishes Frankenstein
The story begins with Captain Robert Walton sailing to the North Pole in the 18th century. Unfortunately, the boat gets stuck in impassible ice hundreds of miles from land. With nothing else to do, he writes letters to his sister back in England. He’s pretty boring, as far as we can tell. He tells his sister that he wants a male friend to keep him company -
one of the series of ineffective Factory Acts prohibits employment of children under nine
no children under 9 to work in factories. Children from 9 to 16 allowed to work a maximum of 72 hours per week with one and a half hours a day for meals. -
1828 Noah Webster publishes An American Dictionary of the English Language
Noah Webster, the Father of American Christian education, wrote the first American dictionary and established a system of rules to govern spelling, grammar, and reading. -
Victor Hugo publishes The Huchback of Notre Dame
Cathedral of Notre Dame and how the lives of some random strangers are connected together in an intricate web of love, hate and despair. -
Charles Darwin serves as naruralist on HMS Beagle during expedition along the coast of South America
English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. -
Slavery is abolished in British Empire
Parliament passed a further act to abolish slavery in the British West Indies, Canada and the Cape of Good Hope (southern Africa), meaning that it was now illegal to buy or own a person.
