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43 |
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The Romans build the first bridge over the Thames
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Roman conquest of Britain starts
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50 |
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Foundation of Londinium
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61 |
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London destroyed by Boudicca, 70,000 slaughtered
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125 |
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Fire destroys the city.
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200 |
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First Wall
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290 |
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London Mint established
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Romans withdraw
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519 |
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Cedric 1 (first King of Wessex)
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534 |
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560 |
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591 |
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600 |
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Saxon London, most building focused outside the Walls
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604 |
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First St. Paul's
Mellitus appointed Bishop of London
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611 |
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Ceolwulf
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Ceolwulf |
| Cynegils
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640 |
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First gold coin minted since Roman times
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643 |
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Cynegils
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Cynegils |
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672 |
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Cenwalh
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Cenwalh |
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674 |
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Queen Seaxburgh
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Seaxburgh |
Cenfus |
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675 |
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All Hallows by the Tower founded
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676 |
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Aescwine
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Aescwine |
| Centwine
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685 |
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Centwine
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Centwine |
| Cadwalla
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688 |
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740 |
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Ethelheard
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Ethelheard |
| Cuthred
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756 |
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Cuthred
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Cuthred |
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757 |
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Sigeberht
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Sigeberht |
| Cynewulf
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786 |
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Cynewulf
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Cynewulf |
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802 |
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Beohrtic
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Beohrtic |
| Egbert (Saxon)
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839 |
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Egbert (Saxon)
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Egbert |
| Ethelwulf
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842 |
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Viking attack
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'Great Slaughter'
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851 |
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Vikings destroy London
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858 |
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Ethelwulf
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Ethelwulf |
| Ethelbald
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860 |
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Ethelbald
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Ethelbald |
| Ethelbert
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866 |
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Ethelbert
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Ethelbert |
| Ethelred 1
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871 |
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Ethelred 1
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Ethelred 1 |
| Alfred the Great
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886 |
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Alfred retakes London, rebuilding of Walls
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899 |
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First known reference to Queenhithe (mouth of the Fleet River)
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Alfred the Great
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Alfred |
| Edward the Elder
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924 |
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Edward the Elder
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Edward |
| Athelstan
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939 |
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Athelstan
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Athelstan |
| Edmund 1
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946 |
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949 |
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First known mention of Billingsgate
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951 |
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First mention of St Andrew Holborn
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955 |
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975 |
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Edgar
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Edgar |
| Edward (St Edward the Martyr)
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978 |
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Edward (St Edward the Martyr)
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Edward |
| Ethelred 2 (the Unready)
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1014 |
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London bridged pulled down by King Olaf
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1016 |
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Canute captures London and becomes King
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Ethelred 2 (the Unready)
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Ethelred |
Edmund |
| Edmund 2
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| Canute (Danish/Viking)
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1035 |
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Canute (Danish/Viking)
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Canute |
| Harold 1 Harefoot
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1040 |
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Harold 1 Harefoot
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Harold |
| Hardecanute
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1042 |
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London made capital
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Hardecanute
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Harold |
| Edward the Confesser (Saint) (Saxon)
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1050 |
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Edward the Confessor starts rebuilding Westminster Abbey
St James's Leper Hospital founded
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Edward the Confesser (Saint) (Saxon)
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1066 |
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Building on St Peters Island enlarged.
First coronations in Westminster Abbey
William grants London Charter
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Battle of Hastings
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Edward the Confesser (Saint) (Saxon)
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Edward |
Harold 2 |
| Harold 2
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| William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1067 |
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St. Magnus the Martyr founded
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1078 |
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Start of building work on the White Tower
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1079 |
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Londons first charter granted
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1080 |
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St. Mary Le Bow built
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1085 |
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Population 10,000-15,000
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1086 |
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Doomsday book complete
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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1087 |
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St Paul's burns down
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William 1 - The Conqueror (Normans)
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William 1 |
| William 2
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1091 |
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London Bridge swept away
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1096 |
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First Crusade
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1097 |
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Westminster Hall built
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1100 |
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St. Stephen Walbrook founded
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William 2
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William 2 |
| Henry 1
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1101 |
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St. Giles founded
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1108 |
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St. Katherine Cree founded
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1123 |
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St Bartholomew's Hospital founded
St Bartholomew's the Great founded
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1130 |
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Holborn Bar built
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1133 |
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First Bartholomew's Fair held
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1135 |
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1136 |
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London Bridges burns down
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1137 |
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St Sepulchre founded
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1138 |
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First reference to St Martin-Within-Ludgate
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1141 |
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1144 |
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First reference to St Nicholas Cole Abbey.
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1147 |
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First mention of St Andrew Undershaft
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Second Crusade
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1148 |
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St Katharine's Hospital founded by Queen Matilda
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1154 |
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Matilda
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Matilda |
| Henry 2 (Plantagenet)
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1155 |
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Vintner's Company granted Charter
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1167 |
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Oxford University founded
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1170 |
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Weekly horse fair at Smithfield
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Thomas Becket murdered
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1173 |
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First description of London by Fitz Stephen
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1174 |
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Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral started
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1176 |
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Stone London Bridge built (complete in 1209)
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1180 |
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Population 40,000
First reference to Goldsmith's Company
Miracle Plays performed at Clerkenwell
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1184 |
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St Bartholomew the Lesser founded
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1185 |
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Temple church founded
St. Dunstan-in-the-west founded
St John's founded
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1189 |
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First reference to St Margaret's Westminster
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Third Crusade
Masicare of the Jews (first use of the term Holocaust)
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Henry 2 (Plantagenet)
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† Henry |
| Richard 1 - Lion Heart
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1191 |
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Commune founded
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1192 |
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Permission granted for a mayor and alderman with own court
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1193 |
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Henry Fitzailwin mayor (until 1212)
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1194 |
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Building of Chartres cathedral begins
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1197 |
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St. Margaret Lothbury founded
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1199 |
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First building regulation introduced
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Richard 1 - Lion Heart
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Richard |
| John
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1200 |
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St Mary Aldermary built
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1201 |
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First houses appear on London Bridges
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1204 |
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St. Helen founded
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1207 |
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1209 |
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Cambridge University founded
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1210 |
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Parliament meets in St Brides
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1212 |
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London Bridges burns down, 3,000 killed
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1213 |
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St Thomas's Hospital founded
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1214 |
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City charter granted
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1215 |
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Mayor of London signs Magna Carta
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Magna Carta signed First Barons War
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1216 |
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First Barons War
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1217 |
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First Barons War
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1219 |
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St. Michael Paternoster Royal founded
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1220 |
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Lady Chapel added to Westminster Abbey
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1222 |
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First church built on the site of St. Martin's in the Field
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1225 |
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Christchurch Newgate (Grayfriars) founded
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1242 |
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Saintonge War
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1244 |
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First reference to what is now St Andrew By The Wardrobe
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1245 |
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Rebuilding of Westminster Abbey started
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1246 |
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Savoy Palace built
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1247 |
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Bethlehem Hostipal for the Insane founded (Bedlam)
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Robin Hood dies
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1249 |
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First reference to Holborn
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1253 |
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Austin Friars founded
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1258 |
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Protocoll of Oxford signed (founding of Parliament)
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1262 |
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Massacre of Jews in the city
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1264 |
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Second Barons War
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1265 |
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1st parliament in Westminster
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Second Barons War
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1266 |
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Second Barons War
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1267 |
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Second Barons War
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1269 |
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Consecration of Westminster Abbey (current building)
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1270 |
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Sir William Wallace born
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1271 |
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Macro Polo travels to China
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1272 |
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First Craft Guild
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1274 |
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First mention of 'Flete Strete' (Fleet Street)
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1290 |
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St Etheldreda founded
First Licensed House. The Hop and Grapes in Aldgate High Street
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Expulsion of the Jews
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1291 |
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Eleanor's cross erected at Charing Cross
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Switzerland created
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1296 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1297 |
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Pig Styes banned from the street
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1298 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1299 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1300 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1302 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1303 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1304 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1305 |
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First War of Scottish Independence Sir William Wallace executed
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1306 |
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First War of Scottish Independence
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1307 |
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William Tell shoots the apple
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1310 |
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Giotto paints The Ascension
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1311 |
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Parliament meets in the Blackfriars Monastery
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1314 |
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Dante finishes the Devine Comedy
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1315 |
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Chapel founded on site that later become Grays Inn
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Great Famine
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1320 |
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First Middle Temple Hall built
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1327 |
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First common council
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1337 |
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Hundred Years War
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1338 |
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Exchequer moves to Westminster, London becomes the de facto capitol
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Hundred Years War
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1348 |
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Plague. Cemetery placed on future site of Charterhouse
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Hundred Years War
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1349 |
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Plague ends. 10,000 buried in West Smithfield alone
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Hundred Years War
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1350 |
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1/3 of the population dead
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Whittington, Richard Lord Mayor (1350-1423)
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Bible translated into English Hundred Years War
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1356 |
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Battle of Poitiers Hundred Years War
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1366 |
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Jewel Tower built
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Hundred Years War
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1370 |
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Grays Inn founded
Charterhouse Priory founded
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Hundred Years War
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Charterhouse founded
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Hundred Years War
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1375 |
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First mention of Staples Inn
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Hundred Years War
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1377 |
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Chancery Lane cut
Population 40,000
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Hundred Years War
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Edward |
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1381 |
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Peasants Revolt -Wat Tyler executed. Savoy Palace destroyed during revolt
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Peasants Revolt Hundred Years War
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1382 |
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Earthquake recorded
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Hundred Years War
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1386 |
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Ming dynasty founded in China Hundred Years War
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1388 |
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Chaucer finishes The Canterbury Tales Hundred Years War
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1391 |
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Richard Whittington mayor (until 1419)
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Hundred Years War
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1399 |
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Westminster Hall burned down, rebuilding starts
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Hundred Years War
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Richard 2
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Richard (Abdicated) |
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1400 |
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Billingsgate Market granted its charter
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Hundred Years War
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Henry 4 - Bolingbroke (House of Lancaster)
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1411 |
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Guildhall building starts
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Hundred Years War
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Henry 4 - Bolingbroke (House of Lancaster)
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1412 |
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Lincoln's Inn founded
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Hundred Years War
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1413 |
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Hundred Years War
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Henry 4 - Bolingbroke (House of Lancaster)
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Henry 4 |
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1415 |
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Battle of Agincourt Hundred Years War
Les Trés Riches Heures du Duc de Berry written
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1417 |
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Holborn paved
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Hundred Years War
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1421 |
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St. Michael's Cornhill founded
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Hundred Years War
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1422 |
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Guildhall complete
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Hundred Years War
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1423 |
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Richard (Dick) Whittington dies
Newgate prison rebuilt
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Whittington, Richard Lord Mayor (1350-1423)
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Hundred Years War
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1431 |
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Joan of Arc executed Hundred Years War
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1446 |
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Rebuilding of St Andrews
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Hundred Years War
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1450 |
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Parliament meets in the Blackfriars Monastery
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Hundred Years War
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1454 |
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End of the 100 years war Gutenberg set up his press
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1455 |
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Wars of the Roses
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1461 |
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Wars of the Roses
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1470 |
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Wars of the Roses
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Edward (Deposed) |
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1471 |
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Wars of the Roses
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Henry 6 (Returns)
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Henry |
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1476 |
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Caxton sets up first printing press
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Wars of the Roses
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1480 |
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The English Village begins to appear Wars of the Roses Lucrezia Borgia born
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1483 |
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Spanish Inquisition
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Edward |
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1485 |
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Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth Field
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Richard |
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1486 |
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St Margaret’s rebuilt
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1489 |
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Old Hall Lincoln's Inn built
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1492 |
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Columbus discovers the West Indies
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1497 |
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First library founded
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Cornish Rebellion
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1498 |
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Vasco da Gama reaches India
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1500 |
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First printing press in Fleet Street
Oldest surviving painting of London
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1505 |
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Savoy Chapel and hospital founded
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1508 |
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Michelangelo starts work on the Sistine Chapel War of the League of Cambrai
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1509 |
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St Paul's School fiunded
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War of the League of Cambrai
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1512 |
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Copernicus discovers that the earth revolves around the sun War of the League of Cambrai
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1513 |
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Work begins on the rebuilding of St Peters in Rome War of the League of Cambrai
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1518 |
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Lincoln's Inn gatehouse built
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1520 |
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St. Andrew Undershaft founded
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1521 |
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Martin Luther excommunicated
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1522 |
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Magellan completes first circumnavigation of the world Italian War 1
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1525 |
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BOROUGH, Stephen (1525-1585),
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1526 |
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Italian War 1 War of the League of Cognac
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1529 |
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Parliament meets in the Blackfriars Monastery
York place renamed Whitehall
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War of the League of Cognac
Fall of Wolsey
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1530 |
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War of the League of Cognac
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1531 |
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Most of Whitehall Palace built
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1532 |
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Walsingham, Sir Francis (1532-1590) - Spys
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1533 |
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Atahualpa last Inca ruler killed
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1535 |
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Sir Thomas Moore executed
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FROBISHER, Sir Martin (1535-1594)
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Disolution of the Monasteries
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1536 |
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Soho becomes a Royal hunting ground
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1542 |
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Italian War 2
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1544 |
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War of the Rough Wooing Italian War 2
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1545 |
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War of the Rough Wooing Italian War 2
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1547 |
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Aldwych Palace built
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War of the Rough Wooing
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1550 |
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Population 80,000
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1553 |
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Edward 6
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1554 |
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First mention of The George in Southwark
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1556 |
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Grays Inn hall built
Royal Exchange founded
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1558 |
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Mary - Bloody
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1559 |
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Earliest map of London
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1560 |
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Westminster School founded
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1561 |
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Spire of old St. Paul's burns down
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1564 |
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Shakespeare born
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1566 |
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Alleyn, Edward ( 1566 - 1626 ) - Fortune Theatre
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Bruegel paints the wedding dance
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1568 |
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Royal Exchange built
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1570 |
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Potatoes introduced to Europe
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1571 |
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Middle Temple Hall
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1572 |
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Harrow School founded
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1573 |
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Inigo Jones born
John Dunne born
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1576 |
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Middle Temple Hall rebuilt
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1577 |
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Blackfriars playhouse founded
First Theatre in Shoreditch by James Burbage
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1578 |
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Rose Theatre built in Southwark
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1580 |
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Royal proclamation bans building for 3 miles outside the city gates
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Drake completes his circumnavigation of the world
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1582 |
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End of Julian calendar in Catholic Europe
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1583 |
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Population 120,000
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England founds the colony of Newfoundland
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1584 |
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First mention of Ye old Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street
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1585 |
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Shakespeare arrives in London
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BOROUGH, Stephen (1525-1585),
Walsingham, Sir Francis (1532-1590) - Spys
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Anglo-Spanish War
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1586 |
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Staples Inn built
Publication of Stow's Survey of London
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Anglo-Spanish War
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1588 |
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The Spanish Armada is defeated Anglo-Spanish War
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1590 |
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Walsingham, Sir Francis (1532-1590) - Spys
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Galileo publishes his work on motion Anglo-Spanish War
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1594 |
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First performance of Comedy of Errors
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Alleyn, Edward ( 1566 - 1626 ) - Fortune Theatre
FROBISHER, Sir Martin (1535-1594)
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Anglo-Spanish War
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1596 |
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Sir Francis Drake dies Anglo-Spanish War
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1598 |
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Timbers of the Shoreditch Theatre used to build the Globe
John Stow's Survey of London Published
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Anglo-Spanish War
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1599 |
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Dry dock built in Rotherhithe
Globe Theatre built in Southwark
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Anglo-Spanish War
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1600 |
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The East India company is founded Anglo-Spanish War
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1603 |
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Plague 25,000 dead
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Anglo-Spanish War
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Elizabeth 1
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1604 |
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Anglo-Spanish War
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1605 |
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Gunpowder plot
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1606 |
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BRIDGEMAN, Sir Orlando (1606-1674),
Gun Powder Plot - Terrorists
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1609 |
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Galileo Galilee observes the moon
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1610 |
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Prince Harry's Room in the Temple built
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1611 |
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Charterhouse school founded
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1612 |
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First house in the Piccadilly area built.
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1614 |
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East India Doch built
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1616 |
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Building starts on the Queens House
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Shakespeare dies
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1618 |
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30 years war begins
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1619 |
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Work begin on Banqueting House
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Harvey discovers the circulation of the blood Thirty Years War
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1620 |
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Lincoln Inn Chapel built
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Thirty Years War
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1625 |
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Thirty Years War
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1626 |
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York Watergate built
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Alleyn, Edward ( 1566 - 1626 ) - Fortune Theatre
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Thirty Years War
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1627 |
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Works starts on Covent Garden Piazza
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Thirty Years War
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1629 |
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Lincoln's Inn Field enclosed
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Thirty Years War
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1630 |
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Population 200,000
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Work begins on the Taj Mahal Thirty Years War
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1631 |
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St. Paul's Covent Garden founded
Kew Palace
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Thirty Years War
Dunne dies
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1632 |
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Van Dyck comes to work in London
Works starts on Covent Garden
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WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723) - Memorial and Tomb
WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723),
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Christopher Wren born Thirty Years War
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1633 |
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Bow Street cut
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PEPYS, Samuel (1633-1703),
PEPYS, Samuel.
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Thirty Years War
Samuel Pepys born
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1637 |
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Development of the Leicester Square area started
Hyde Park opened
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Thirty Years War
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1638 |
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SACKVILLE, Charles , Earl of Dorset (1638-1706),
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1639 |
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms Thirty Years War Bishops Wars
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1640 |
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Lindsey House built
Lincoln's Inn Field built
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WYCHERLEY, William (1640-1716),
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms Thirty Years War Bishops Wars
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1642 |
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Blackfriars playhouse closed by the Puritans
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NEWTON, Sir Isaac (1642-1727),
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Rembrandt paints The Night Watch Wars of the Three Kingdoms Thirty Years War
Civil War starts
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1644 |
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Burlington House built
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms Thirty Years War English Civil War
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1647 |
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Eleanor's cross is removed by Puritans
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms Thirty Years War English Civil War
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1648 |
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GIBBONS, Grinling (1648-1721),
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms 30 year’s war ends English Civil War
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1649 |
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms English Civil War
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1650 |
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RADCLIFFE, John (1650-1714),
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms English Civil War
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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1651 |
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Hays Wharf built
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms English Civil War
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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1652 |
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First coffee house in St. Michael's Alley
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Inigo Jones dies Anglo-Dutch War 1
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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1654 |
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Anglo-Spanish War Anglo-Dutch Wars 1
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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1657 |
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Pendulum clock invented by Huygen
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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1658 |
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First accurate map of London is published
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Oliver Cromwell dies
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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1660 |
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Regicides executed at Charing Cross
The Mall laid out
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SLOANE, Sir Hans
SLOANE, Sir Hans (1660-1753),
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The commonwealth - Oliver Cromwell
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| Charles 2
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1661 |
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DEFOE, Daniel (1661-1731),
HARLEY, ROBERT , Earl of Oxford (1661-1724)
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Work on Versailles begins
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1662 |
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First medical student recorded at St Bartholomew's Hospital
Royal Society founded
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1663 |
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Theatre Royal Dury Lane built
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1664 |
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British seize New York
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1665 |
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Great Plague, at least 70,000 dead
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Leicester Square laid out
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1666 |
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Great fire of London
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1667 |
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1670 |
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St. Edmund the King and Martyr rebuilt
St Brides rebuilt
St. Michael's Cornhill rebuilt
St Sepulchre rebuilt
Covent Garden Market in granted a charter
Piccadilly cut
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1671 |
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Monument built
St. Magnus the Martyr rebuilt
St. Lawrence Jewryre built
First bank established
First public clock with a second hand erected
College of Arms rebuilt
St Nicholas Cole Abbey rebuilt
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Colonel Blood tries to steal the Crown Jewels
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1672 |
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St. Stephen Walbrook rebuilt
Newgate Prison rebuilt
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1674 |
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Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam)- Liverpool Street Station
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1675 |
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Work begins on the Greenwich Observatory
Rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral starts
Statue of Charles 1 erected at Charing Cross
Golden Square laid out
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1676 |
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Rebuilding of St. James Garlickhythe
Rebuilding of St. Anne and St. Agnes
St James Piccadilly built
Foundation of Chelsea Physic Garden
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WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745),
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1677 |
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Rebuilding of St. Peter's upon Cornhill
Rebuilding of Christ Church
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1680 |
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Pump Court in the Temple built
St Clement Danes built
Downing Street built
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Penny post
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1681 |
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Rebuilding of St. Mary Aldermary
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1682 |
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New Square Lincoln's Inn built
Founding of Royal Hopital Chelsea
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1683 |
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Rebuilding of St. Mary Le Bow
Rebuilding of St. Clement Danes
Rebuilding of St Benet Paul's Wharf
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Execution Site - Lincolns Inn Fields
OLDFIELD, Ann (1683-1730),
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1684 |
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Temple Gate House build
Rebuilding of St Andrews
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1685 |
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HANDEL, George Frederick (1685-1759),
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1686 |
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Rebuilding of St. Mary Abchurch
Rebuilding of St. Michael Paternoster Royal
Rebuilding of St. Margaret Lothbury
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1687 |
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Royal Hospital Chelsea Chapel built
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1688 |
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Apothecaries Hall built
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Mr Lloyds coffee house
PEPYS, Samuel (1633-1703),
POPE, Alexander (1688-1744),
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1690 |
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GARTHWAITE, Anna Maria (1690-1763),
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1691 |
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ONSLOW, Arthur (1691-1768),
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1693 |
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HARRISON, John (1693-1776),
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First Champagne produced War of the Grand Alliance
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James (abdicates)William and Mary
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1694 |
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Bank of England founded in Mercer's Hall
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CHESTERFIELD, Philip 4th Earl of (1694-1774),
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James (abdicates)William and Mary
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PELHAM, Henry (1695-1754),
SLOANE, Sir Hans (1660-1753),
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1697 |
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CANAL, Antonio (CANALETTO) (1697-1768),
MACKLIN ,Charles (1697-1797),
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1698 |
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Whitehall Palace burned down
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1699 |
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Billingsgate founded
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1700 |
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St. Giles Mission built
Population 500,000
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1701 |
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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue (Bevis Marks) built
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War of the Spanish Succession
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1702 |
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St Thomas's Soho founded
The first daily newspaper, the Daily Courant is published
Buckingham House rebuilt
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War of the Spanish Succession
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1703 |
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Laurence Pountney Hill 1 and 2 built
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PEPYS, Samuel (1633-1703),
PEPYS, Samuel.
WESLEY, John (1703-1791),
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Pepys dies War of the Spanish Succession
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1704 |
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First newspapers printed
Queen Anne's Gate built
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War of the Spanish Succession
Battle of Blenheim
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1705 |
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Her Majesty's Theatre Haymarket built
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1706 |
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FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790),
SACKVILLE, Charles , Earl of Dorset (1638-1706),
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Battle of Ramillies War of the Spanish Succession
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1707 |
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FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754),
FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754),
FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754),
WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
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1709 |
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Blewcoat School founded
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JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-1784),
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War of the Spanish Succession
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1710 |
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Rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral finishes
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ARNE, Thomas (1710-1778),
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1711 |
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Marlborough House
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War of the Spanish Succession
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1712 |
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St Paul's Chapter house built
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War of the Spanish Succession
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1714 |
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St. Mary Le Strand built
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RADCLIFFE, John (1650-1714),
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War of the Spanish Succession
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Anne
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1715 |
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Geffrye Museum Almshouses built
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1716 |
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St. Mary Woolnoth rebuilt
Assassination attempt on the future George 2
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George 2 - Assassination
POPE, Alexander (1688-1744),
WYCHERLEY, William (1640-1716),
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1717 |
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BEARD, John (1717-1791)
GARRICK, David (1717-1779),
WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745),
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First smallpox inoculation
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1718 |
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Custom House burns down
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Brown, Lancelot ‘Capability‘ (1718 - 1783)
HUNTER, William.
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1720 |
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Haymarket Theatre built
Hanover Square
Westminister Hospital opened
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Bach composes the Brandenburg Concerto The South Sea Bubble
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1721 |
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St. Martin's in the Field built
St John the Evangelist built
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GAGE, Thomas (1721-1787),
GIBBONS, Grinling (1648-1721),
SMOLLETT, Tobias (1721-1771),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1722 |
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The Admiralty built
Guy's Hospital opens
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BURGOYNE, General John (1722-1792),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1723 |
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BRIDGEMAN, Charles
LINDSEY, Rev. Theophilus (1723-1808),
REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792),
WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723) - Memorial and Tomb
WREN, Sir Christopher (1632-1723),
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Wren dies
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1724 |
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HARLEY, ROBERT , Earl of Oxford (1661-1724)
PORTUGUESE EMBASSY.
Sheppard, Jack
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1725 |
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CLIVE of India, Lord (1725-1774),
CROSBY, Brass (1725-1793),
OLDFIELD, Ann (1683-1730),
Wild, Jonathan - Gangster
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1726 |
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Guy's House
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HOWARD, John (1726-1790),
ROY, Major-General William (1726-1790),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1727 |
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GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas (1727-1788),
NEWTON, Sir Isaac (1642-1727),
WOLFE, General James (1727-1759),
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George 1 (Hanoverians)
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† George |
| George 2
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1728 |
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ADAM, Robert (1728-1792)
COOK, Captain James (1728-1779),
HUNTER, John (1728-1793),
ONSLOW, Arthur (1691-1768),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1729 |
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Chiswick House
Marble Hill House
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BURKE, Edmund,
CAMPBELL, Colen (1676-1729),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1730 |
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St Bartholomew's Hospital rebuilt
Grosvenor Chapel built
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OLDFIELD, Ann (1683-1730),
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Gin drinking is the cause of 1 in 7 deaths in England
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1731 |
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CAVENDISH, Honble Henry,
DEFOE, Daniel (1661-1731),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1732 |
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Downing street becomes home to the First Lord of the Treasury
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ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard (1732-1792),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1733 |
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Fleet river covered
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PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804),
SLOANE, Sir Hans
ZOFFANY, Johann (1733-1810),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1734 |
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ROMNEY, George (1734-1802),
Topham (1739-1780),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1735 |
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Lincoln's Inn Field enclosed
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1736 |
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James Watt born
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1737 |
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Cabinet Office built
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CASLON, William.
GIBBON, Edward (1737-1792),
NOLLEKENS, Joseph (1737-1823),
Petty, William (1737-1805) the 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
STRYPE STREET.
TOWNLEY, Charles (1737-1805),
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1738 |
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Westminster Bridge built
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1739 |
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Mansion House built
Thomas Coram Foundling Hospital opens
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PORTUGUESE EMBASSY.
Topham (1739-1780),
WALTER, John (1739-1812),
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War of Jenkins' Ear
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1740 |
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Sadler's Well Theatre founded
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BOSWELL, James (1740-1795),
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War of the Austrian Succession War of Jenkins' Ear
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1741 |
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London Hospital founded
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DANCE, George, the younger (1741-1825),
FUSELI, Henry (1741-1825),
MALONE, Edmond (1741-1812),
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War of the Austrian Succession War of Jenkins' Ear
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1742 |
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Building of Horse Guards begins
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Handel's Messiah first performed War of the Austrian Succession War of Jenkins' Ear
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George 2
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| Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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Sir Robert Walpole ( Whig) |
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1743 |
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BANKS, Sir Joseph (1743-1820),
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1744 |
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Baltic Exchange founded
Baltic Exchange founded
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POPE, Alexander (1688-1744),
PORTUGUESE EMBASSY.
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War of the Austrian Succession War of Jenkins' Ear
War of the Austrian Succession War of Jenkins' Ear
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1745 |
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CHELSEA CHINA
George 4 - Scandal
WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745),
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War of the Austrian Succession War of Jenkins' Ear
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1748 |
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Bow Street court built
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1749 |
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DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840),
EARNSHAW, Thomas
FOX, Charles James (1749-1806),
FOX, Charles James (1749-1806),
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1750 |
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Work starts on Horse Guards
Westminister Bridge
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DE MIRANDA, Francisco (1750-1816),
PEEL, Sir Robert (1750-1830),
SMOLLETT, Tobias (1721-1771),
STUART, Prince CHARLES EDWARD
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1751 |
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ELDON, John Scott, Lord (1751-1838),
SHERATON, Thomas (1751-1806),
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816),
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley,
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1752 |
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Royal Naval College Chapel completed
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BURNEY, Fanny (Madame DArblay),
CLEMENTI, Muzio (1752-1832),
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1753 |
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CHIPPENDALE, Thomas
SLOANE, Sir Hans
SLOANE, Sir Hans (1660-1753),
STANHOPE, Charles, 3rd Earl (1753-1816),
THOMPSON, Sir Benjamin, Count Rumford (1753-1814),
Wilkes, John Member of Parliament
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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1754 |
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BLIGH, William (1754-1817),
FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754),
FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754),
FIELDING, Henry (1707-1754),
PELHAM, Henry (1695-1754),
TALLEYRAND, Prince (1754-1838),
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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Henry Pelham (Whig
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
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1755 |
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Dover House Whitehall built
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FLAXMAN, John,
STOTHARD, Thomas (1755-1834),
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Dr Johnson dictionary published
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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1756 |
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Stone Building Lincoln's Inn built
New roads built (Marylebone, Euston, Pentenville Rd)
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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791),
SMITH, William, Member of Parliament (1756-1835),
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French and Indian War
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (Whig
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1757 |
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BLAKE, William (1757-1827)
CHARLES X (1757-1836),
LINNELL, John (1792-1882),
ROMILLY, Samuel, Here lived,
ROWLANDSON, Thomas (1757-1827),
WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
Wilkes, John Member of Parliament
WILLAN, Dr Robert (1757-1812),
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French and Indian War
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (Whig
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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1758 |
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Houses removed from London Bridge
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NELSON, Horatio, Admiral Lord (1758-1805),
NELSON, Horatio, Admiral Lord (1758-1805),
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French and Indian War
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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1759 |
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Kew Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens
British Museum opens
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HANDEL, George Frederick (1685-1759),
PITT, WILLIAM the younger (1759-1806)
WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833),
WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833).
WOLFE, General James (1727-1759),
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French and Indian War
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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1760 |
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Piccadilly area becomes built up
First Blackfriars Bridge built
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French and Indian War
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Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington |
† George |
| George 3 - The mad king
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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1761 |
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Execution Site - Gardelle, Theodore
Gardelle, Theodore - Murderer
ONSLOW, Arthur (1691-1768),
TUSSAUD, Madame Marie (1761-1850)
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French and Indian War
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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1762 |
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Swiss church founded
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BAILLIE, Joanna.
JORDAN, Mrs Dorothy (née Bland) (1762-1816),
PERCEVAL, The Hon. Spencer (1762-1812) - PM
PERCEVAL, The Hon. Spencer (1762-1812),
ROSSI, John Charles Felix (1762-1839),
SMOLLETT, Tobias (1721-1771),
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French and Indian War
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Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (Whig
) |
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John Stuart, Earl of Bute (Tory
) |
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1763 |
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GARTHWAITE, Anna Maria (1690-1763),
JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-1784),
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French and Indian War Pontiac's Rebellion
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John Stuart, Earl of Bute (Tory
) |
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George Grenville (Whig
) |
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1764 |
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Brown, Lancelot ‘Capability‘ (1718 - 1783)
LAMB, Mary (1764-1847)
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791),
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Pontiac's Rebellion
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1765 |
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Watt invents the steam engine
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George Grenville (Whig
) |
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Charles Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham (Whig
) |
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1766 |
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City walls and gates removed
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CASLON, William.
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth Marquess - Prime Minister
WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
WYATVILLE, Sir Jeffry (1766-1840),
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Charles Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham (Whig
) |
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Earl of Chatham, William Pitt, 'The Elder' (Whig
) |
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1767 |
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First house numbers
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Earl of Chatham, William Pitt, 'The Elder' (Whig
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Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton (Whig
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1768 |
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Adelphi a housing development started
The Royal Academy
St. George's Field Massacre, 11 Wilkite rioters shot.
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ADELPHI TERRACE
CANAL, Antonio (CANALETTO) (1697-1768),
MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838),
ONSLOW, Arthur (1691-1768),
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Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton (Whig
) |
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1769 |
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BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849),
CASTLEREAGH, Viscount (1769-1822),
DANIELL, William (1769-1837),
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Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton (Whig
) |
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1770 |
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Albany on Piccadilly built
Newgate Prison rebuilt
Fortnum's and Masons founded
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CANNING, George (1770-1827),
HUSKISSON, William (1770-1830),
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Cook lands in Australia
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Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton (Whig
) |
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Lord North (Tory
) |
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1771 |
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Apsley House built
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PLACE, Francis (1771-1854),
SMITH, Sydney (1771-1845),
SMOLLETT, Tobias (1721-1771),
Trevithick, Richard (1771 - 1853)
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1772 |
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Gwydyr House built
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COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834),
COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834),
HOWARD, Luke (1772-1864)
ROY, Ram Mohun (1772-1833),
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1773 |
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First stock exchange building built
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BROWN, Robert (1773-1858)
CAYLEY, Sir George (1773-1857),
GIBBON, Edward (1737-1792),
METTERNICH, Prince (1773-1859),
YOUNG, Thomas (1773-1829),
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1774 |
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John Wilkes mayor
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ADELPHI TERRACE
BEAUFORT, Sir Francis (1774-1857),
CHESTERFIELD, Philip 4th Earl of (1694-1774),
CLIVE of India, Lord (1725-1774),
FLINDERS, Captain Matthew, RN (1774-1814),
LINDSEY, Rev. Theophilus (1723-1808),
TURNER, Charles (1774-1857),
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1775 |
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Buckingham House bought by George 3 for Queen Charlotte
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COCHRANE, Thomas, Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860),
LAMB, Charles (1775-1834)
LAMB, Charles Elia (1775-1834),
SARTORIUS, John F. (1775-1830),
TURNER, J.M.W., RA (1775-1851)
WESTMACOTT, Sir Richard (1775-1856),
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American Revolutionary War
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1776 |
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Somerset House built
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CONSTABLE, John (1776-1837),
HARRISON, John (1693-1776),
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America declares independence American Revolutionary War
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1777 |
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HALLAM, HENRY (1777-1859),
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American Revolutionary War
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1778 |
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ARNE, Thomas (1710-1778),
BRUMMELL, Beau (1778-1840),
FOSCOLO, Ugo (1778-1827),
GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778-1837),
HAZLITT, William (1778-1830),
OHIGGINS, Bernardo (1778-1842),
PITT, William, Earl of Chatham.
SAN MARTIN, José de (The Liberator) (1778-1850),
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American Revolutionary War
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1779 |
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COOK, Captain James (1728-1779),
GARRICK, David (1717-1779),
MALONE, Edmond (1741-1812),
MOORE, Tom (1779-1852),
Robinson, Mary - Scandal
SAVAGE, James (1779-1852),
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Luddite Riots American Revolutionary War
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1780 |
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Gordon riots, 850 killed
Newgate Prison rebuilt
Londom Bamkers issue their own notes
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Adams, John - American President
Execution Site - Tower Hill
Gordon Riots
Prision - Newgate
Prison - Clink
Topham (1739-1780),
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Anglo-Dutch War 4 American Revolutionary War
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1781 |
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BELLO, Andres (1781-1865),
SMIRKE, Sir Robert (1781-1867),
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American Revolutionary War
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1782 |
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Execution Site - Tyburn Gallows
North, Frederick Loerd - Prime Minister
VAN BUREN, Martin (1782-1862),
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American Revolutionary War
Anglo-Dutch War 4
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Lord North (Tory
) |
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Charles Wentworth, Marquess of Rockingham (Whig
) |
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William Petty, Earl of Shelburne (Whig
) |
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1783 |
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First public execution in Newgate
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BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830)
Brown, Lancelot ‘Capability‘ (1718 - 1783)
COX, David (1783-1859),
GIBBON, Edward (1737-1792),
HUNTER, William.
IRVING, Washington (1783-1859),
JOHNSON, Dr Samuel
LOUDON, John Claudius.
Pitt, William the Younger - Prime Minister
Prision - Newgate
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|
First balloon flight American Revolutionary War Anglo-Dutch War 4
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|
George 3 - The mad king
|
| William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Petty, Earl of Shelburne (Whig
) |
|
Tory
() |
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1784 |
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CHELSEA CHINA
HUNT, James Henry, Leigh (1784-1859),
JOHNSON, Samuel (1709-1784),
MONTEFIORE, Sir Moses (1784-1885),
PALMERSTON, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount (1784-1865),
PALMERSTON, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount (1784-1865),
PALMERSTON, Lord (1784-1865).
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Anglo-Dutch War 4
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1785 |
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The Times
|
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DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859),
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1786 |
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Admiralty House built
|
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HAYDON, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846),
|
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|
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1787 |
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ETTY, William (1787-1849)
GAGE, Thomas (1721-1787),
GUIZOT, François (1787-1874),
|
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Mozart's Don Giovanni performed
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1788 |
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COCKERELL, C.R. (Charles Robert) (1788-1863),
CUBITT, Thomas (1788-1855),
FUSELI, Henry (1741-1825),
GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas (1727-1788),
PEEL, Sir Robert (1788-1850)
RAGLAN, Lord Fitzroy Somerset , 1st Baron (1788-1855),
SIEBE, Augustus (1788-1872),
WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1789 |
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BRIGHT, Richard (1789-1858),
|
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The French Revolution
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1790 |
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FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790),
HOWARD, John (1726-1790),
ROY, Major-General William (1726-1790),
ZOFFANY, Johann (1733-1810),
|
|
French adopt metric system
Franklin dies
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1791 |
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BEARD, John (1717-1791)
FARADAY, Michael,
MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872),
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791),
WESLEY, John (1703-1791),
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1792 |
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ADAM, Robert (1728-1792)
ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard (1732-1792),
BURGOYNE, General John (1722-1792),
CRUIKSHANK, George,
GIBBON, Edward (1737-1792),
IRVING, Edward (1792-1834),
KALVOS, Andreas (1792-1869),
LINNELL, John (1792-1882),
MARRYAT, Captain Frederick (1792-1848),
REYNOLDS, Sir Joshua (1723-1792),
RUSSELL, Lord John, 1st Earl (1792-1878),
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822),
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
|
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1793 |
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CROSBY, Brass (1725-1793),
EASTLAKE, Charles (1793-1865),
ETTY, William (1787-1849)
HUNTER, John (1728-1793),
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804),
SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer (1793-1864),
STANFIELD, Clarkson (1793-1867)
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1794 |
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Grand Junction Canal opened
|
|
BASEVI, George (1794-1845),
GROTE, George (1794-1871),
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804),
Prison - Cold Bath Fields
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1795 |
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BARRY, Sir Charles (1795-1860),
BOSWELL, James (1740-1795),
CARLYLE, Thomas (1795-1881),
HILL, Sir Rowland (1795-1879),
HILL, Sir Rowland, KCB,
KEATS, John,
PEABODY, George (1795-1869),
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816),
WAKLEY, Thomas (1795-1862),
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
|
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1796 |
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MARSDEN, William (1796-1867),
|
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French Revolutionary Wars
|
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
|
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1797 |
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BURKE, Edmund,
LEYELL, Sir Charles (1797-1875)
MACKLIN ,Charles (1697-1797),
NELSON, Horatio, Admiral Lord (1758-1805),
Shelley, Mary (1797-1851)
SHELLEY, Mary (1797-1851)
WALPOLE, Sir Robert (1676-1745),
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
|
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1798 |
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|
EWART, William (1798-1869)
HODGKIN, Thomas (1798-1866),
NELSON, Horatio, Admiral Lord (1758-1805),
WILLIAM EWART (1798-1869)
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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1799 |
|
|
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HEINE, Heinrich (1799-1856),
HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845)
HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845),
SALVIN, Anthony (1799-1881),
STANLEY, Edward Geoffrey, Earl of Derby (1799-1869)
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
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|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
|
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|
1800 |
|
Assassination attempt on the Prince Regent
|
|
BENTHAM, George (1800-1884),
DON, David (1800-1841)
MACAULAY, Thomas Babington, Lord (1800-1859),
MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838),
RESCHID, Mustapha Pasha (1800-1858),
ROSS, Sir James Clark (1800-1862),
|
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French Revolutionary Wars
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
|
William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
|
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1801 |
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CHADWICK, Sir Edwin (1801-1890),
NEWMAN, John Henry
Newman, John Henry Cardinal (1801 - 1890)
|
|
First Census French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Copenhagen
|
|
William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
|
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
) |
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Henry Addington (Tory
) |
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Gaslight demonstrated in Soho
West India dock built
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DE MIRANDA, Francisco (1750-1816),
KOSSUTH, Louis (1802-1894),
Newgate stamped - Disaster
ROMNEY, George (1734-1802),
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816),
WHEATSTONE, Sir Charles (1802-1875),
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French Revolutionary Wars
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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1803 |
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BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869),
BORROW, George (1803-1881),
FUSELI, Henry (1741-1825),
HANSOM, Joseph Aloysius (1803-1882),
HORNIMAN, John (1803-1893),
MYERS, George (1803-1875),
PITT, WILLIAM the younger (1759-1806)
STEPHENSON, Robert (1803-1859),
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Kandian War 1 Napoleonic Wars
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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1804 |
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BENEDICT, Sir Julius (1804-1885),
COBDEN, Richard (1804-1865),
DISRAELI, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881)
DISRAELI, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881),
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864),
MANBY, Charles (1804-1884),
PHELPS, Samuel (1804-1878),
PITT, WILLIAM the younger (1759-1806)
PRIESTLEY, Joseph (1733-1804),
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Napoleon becomes Emperor Napoleonic Wars
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Henry Addington (Tory
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
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1805 |
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Moorfields Eye Hospital founded
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CHARLES X (1757-1836),
FITZROY, Admiral Robert (1805-1865),
MAURICE, Frederick Denison (1805-1872),
MAZZINI, Giuseppe (1805-1872),
NELSON, Horatio, Admiral Lord (1758-1805),
NELSON, Horatio, Admiral Lord (1758-1805),
PALMER, Samuel (1805-1881),
Petty, William (1737-1805) the 2nd Earl of Shelburne and 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
TOWNLEY, Charles (1737-1805),
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Battle of Trafalgar Napoleonic Wars
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
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1806 |
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Adelphi Theatre Strand built
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BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861),
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861),
BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859),
FOX, Charles James (1749-1806),
FOX, Charles James (1749-1806),
GREAT EASTERN, The
MILL, John Stuart (1806-1873),
PITT, WILLIAM the younger (1759-1806)
SHERATON, Thomas (1751-1806),
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Isambart Kingdom Brunel born Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Turkish War British invasions of the Río de la Plata
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Pitt, The Younger (Tory
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William Wyndam Grenville, Lord Grenville (Whig
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1807 |
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LOUDON, John Claudius.
SARTORIUS, John F. (1775-1830),
WYATT, Thomas Henry (1807-1880),
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Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Russian War Anglo-Turkish War Gunboat War British invasions of the Río de la Plata
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Wyndam Grenville, Lord Grenville (Whig
) |
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland (Tory
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1808 |
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BALFE, Michael William (1808-1870),
CHISHOLM, Caroline (1808-1877),
COLE, Sir Henry (1808-1882),
GREAT EASTERN, The
LINDSEY, Rev. Theophilus (1723-1808),
MANNING, Cardinal Henry Edward (1808-1892),
NAPOLEON III (1808-1873),
Topham (1739-1780),
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Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Russian War Anglo-Turkish War Gunboat War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland (Tory
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1809 |
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DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882),
GLADSTONE, William Ewart (1809-1898) Prime Minister
GLADSTONE, William Ewart Prime Minister (1809-1898),
GLAISHER, James (1809-1903),
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
RICHMOND, George (1809-1896),
TAGLIONI, Marie (1809-1884),
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892),
Vauxhall Bridge
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Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Russian War Anglo-Turkish War Gunboat War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland (Tory
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Spencer Perceval (Tory
) |
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1810 |
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BELLO, Andres (1781-1865),
BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830)
CAVENDISH, Honble Henry,
CHOPIN, Frederic
DE MIRANDA, Francisco (1750-1816),
GASKELL, Mrs Elizabeth Cleghorn (1810-1865),
GOSSE, Philip Henry.
STAUNTON, Howard (1810-1874),
ZOFFANY, Johann (1733-1810),
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Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Dutch Java War Anglo-Swedish War Gunboat War George 3 goes mad
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
George 3 The Regency
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1811 |
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Nash deigns Regent's Park
Population 1,000,000
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SCOTT, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878),
THACKERAY, William Makepeace,
Vauxhall Bridge
William, John - Serial killer
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Napoleonic Wars Anglo-Dutch Java War Anglo-Swedish War Gunboat War
Anglo-Russian War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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1812 |
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Prime Minister Spencer Perceval killed
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BARLOW, William Henry (1812-1902),
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870),
FORTUNE, Robert (1812-1880),
HERZEN, Alexander (1812-1870),
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888),
MALONE, Edmond (1741-1812),
MAYHEW, Henry (1812-1887),
MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872),
PERCEVAL, The Hon. Spencer (1762-1812) - PM
PERCEVAL, The Hon. Spencer (1762-1812),
Percival, Spencer Prime Minister - Assassination
SARTORIUS, John F. (1775-1830),
SMILES, Samuel (1812-1904),
WALTER, John (1739-1812),
WILLAN, Dr Robert (1757-1812),
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Napoleonic WarsWar of 1812 Anglo-Russian War Anglo-Swedish War Gunboat War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Spencer Perceval (Tory
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1813 |
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CHIPPENDALE, Thomas
GODWIN, George (1813-1888),
Morgan, Junius S. (1813-1890)
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
Rae, John (1813 – 1893)
ROBINSON, James (1813-1862)
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Pride and Prejudice published Napoleonic Wars War of 1812 Gunboat War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1814 |
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Gaslight installed in Piccadilly
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BUTTERFIELD, William (1814-1900),
CHARLES X (1757-1836),
FLINDERS, Captain Matthew, RN (1774-1814),
FREAKE, Sir Charles James (1814-1884),
GODLEY, John Robert (1814-1861),
THOMPSON, Sir Benjamin, Count Rumford (1753-1814),
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Napoleonic WarsWar of 1812 Gunboat War Gurkha War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1815 |
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Steam boat services start
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Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam)- Imperial War Museum
Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam)- Moorfields
BROWNE, Hablot Knight alias (PHIZ) (1815-1882)
LOVELACE, Ada, Countess of (1815-1852),
MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872),
STUART, John McDouall (1815-1866),
TROLLOPE, Anthony (1815-1882),
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>Napoleonic Wars Battle of Waterloo Gurkha War Kandian War 2
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1816 |
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BENNETT, Sir William Sterndale (1816-1875),
DE MIRANDA, Francisco (1750-1816),
JORDAN, Mrs Dorothy (née Bland) (1762-1816),
MILLBANK PRISON.
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816),
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley,
SIMON, Sir John (1816-1904),
STANHOPE, Charles, 3rd Earl (1753-1816),
TALLIS, John (1816-1876),
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Gurkha War
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1817 |
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First Waterloo bridge
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BLIGH, William (1754-1817),
DADD, Richard (1817-1886),
FOSCOLO, Ugo (1778-1827),
KHAN, Sir Syed Ahmed (1817-1898),
PEARSON, John Loughborough (1817-1897),
STEVENS, Alfred (1817-1875),
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1818 |
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Old Vic (then called the Coburg)
Charing Cross Hospital founded
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FOSCOLO, Ugo (1778-1827),
FROUDE, James Anthony (1818-1894),
GOUNOD, Charles (1818-1893),
GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778-1837),
HOFMANN, A.W. (1818-1892),
MARX, Karl (1818-1883),
ROMILLY, Samuel, Here lived,
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1819 |
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Burlington Arcade built
Regent Street cut
Piccadilly Circus formed
Cleopatra's Needle erected
First Southwark bridge
Brixton Prison opened
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BAZALGETTE, Sir Joseph William (1819-1891),
ELIOT, George (Mary Ann Cross, nJe Evans) (1819-1880),
ELIOT, George Mary Ann Cross (1819-1880)
FENTON, Roger (1819-1869),
FRITH, W.P. (1819-1909),
KINGSLEY, Charles (1819-1875),
MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891) - Author
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900),
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James Watt dies
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1820 |
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Constitution Arch built
Regent Canal open
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BANKS, Sir Joseph (1743-1820),
CATO STREET CONSPIRACY
Cato Street Plot - Terrorists
ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895),
LIND, Jenny (Madame Goldschmidt) (1820-1887),
LINNEAN SOCIETY
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910),
WHITAKER, Joseph (1820-1895),
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William Bentinck, Duke of Portland |
† George 3 |
| George 4 - Prince Regent
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1821 |
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KEATS, John,
MADOX BROWN, Ford (1821-1893),
Prison - Millbank
ROGERS, Dr Joseph (1821-1889),
WILDE, Lady Jane Francesca (Speranza) (1821-1896)
WILLIS, Father Henry (1821-1901),
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1822 |
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All Souls Langham Place built
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ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-1888),
CASTLEREAGH, Viscount (1769-1822),
GALTON, Sir Francis (1822-1911),
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822),
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1823 |
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New London Bridge built
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EDWARDS, John Passmore (1823-1911),
NOLLEKENS, Joseph (1737-1823),
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896),
WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913),
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Beethoven finishes the 9 Symphony First Anglo-Burmese War
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1824 |
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National Gallery founded
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COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889),
KELVIN, Lord (1824-1907),
MacDonald, George (1824 to 1905)
PALGRAVE, Francis Turner (1824-1897),
STREET, George Edmund (1824-1881),
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First Anglo-Burmese War
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1825 |
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All Soul's Langham Place
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (1825-1894),
DANCE, George, the younger (1741-1825),
FUSELI, Henry (1741-1825),
HUXLEY, Thomas Henry (1825-1895),
SMITH, W.H. (1825-1891),
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Opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway First Anglo-Burmese War
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1826 |
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University College built
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BAGEHOT, Walter (1826-1877),
Cetshwayo, King of the Zulus
FLAXMAN, John,
SAYERS, Tom (1826-1865)
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars First Anglo-Burmese War
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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1827 |
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Royal Free Hospital founded
Carlton House Terrace
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BLAKE, William (1757-1827)
BODLEY, George Frederick(1827-1907),
BUSS, Frances Mary (1827-1894),
CANNING, George (1770-1827),
FOSCOLO, Ugo (1778-1827),
GRAY, Henry (1827-1861),
HEINE, Heinrich (1799-1856),
HOLMAN-HUNT, William, OM (1827-1910),
LINNELL, John (1792-1882),
LISTER, Joseph, Lord (1827-1912),
PITT-RIVERS, Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox (1827-1900),
RIPON, George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of (1827-1909),
ROWLANDSON, Thomas (1757-1827),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of Liverpool (Tory
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George Canning (Tory
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Frederick Robinson, Viscount Goderich (Tory
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1828 |
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Marble Arch
University College founded
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BUTLER, Josephine (1828-1906)
GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778-1837),
HUTCHINSON, Sir Jonathan (1828-1913),
MEREDITH, George, OM (1828-1909),
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882),
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882),
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel.
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Frederick Robinson, Viscount Goderich (Tory
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (Tory
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1829 |
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Trafalgar Square laid out
Constitution Arch
Metropolitan Police founded
First horse bus service (Paddington Green - Angel
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EARNSHAW, Thomas
INNES, John (1829-1904),
MILLAIS, Sir John Everett, Bt PRA (1829-1896),
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
SCOTLAND YARD, Site of.
STANLEY, W.F.R. (1829-1909),
YOUNG, Thomas (1773-1829),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (Tory
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1830 |
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Haymarket laid out
The Pepper Pots on the Strand built
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Adams-Acton, John ( 1830 - 1910 )
BOLIVAR, Simon (1783-1830)
DAVIES, Emily (1830-1921),
HAZLITT, William (1778-1830),
HUSKISSON, William (1770-1830),
LEIGHTON, Frederick, Lord (1830-1896),
PEEL, Sir Robert (1750-1830),
ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina (1830-1894),
SALISBURY, Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of (1830-1903),
SARTORIUS, John F. (1775-1830),
WATERHOUSE, Alfred (1830-1905),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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George 4 - Prince Regent
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† George |
| William 4 |
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (Tory
) |
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Charles Gray - Earl Grey (Whig
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1831 |
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New London bridge opened
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HUGHES, David Edward (1831-1900),
LABOUCHERE, Henry (1831-1912),
MAXWELL, James Clerk (1831-1879),
WHITE, William Hale (Mark Rutherford) (1831-1913),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Charles Gray - Earl Grey (Whig
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1832 |
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Cholera
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ARNOLD, Sir Edwin (1832-1904),
CLEMENTI, Muzio (1752-1832),
CROOKES, Sir William (1832-1919),
Gray, Charles Earl - Prime Minister
Gray, Charles Earl - Prime Minister
HENTY, G.A. (George Alfred) (1832-1902),
HUGHES, Arthur (1832-1915),
ROBERTS, Earl Fredrick Sleigh (1832-1914),
Russell, Earl John - Prime Minister
STEPHEN, Sir Leslie (1832-1904),
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909),
WATTS-DUNTON, Theodore (1832-1914)
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Charles Gray - Earl Grey (Whig
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1833 |
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London Fire Brigade established
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BRADLAUGH, Charles (1833-1891),
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward (1833-1898),
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward C (Coley) (1833-1898)
Gray, Charles Earl - Prime Minister
Gray, Charles Earl - Prime Minister
PLACE, Francis (1771-1854),
ROY, Ram Mohun (1772-1833),
WILBERFORCE, William
WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833),
WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833).
WINGFIELD, Major Walter Clopton (1833-1912),
WOLSELEY, Garnet, 1st Viscount (1833-1913),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Charles Gray - Earl Grey (Whig
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1834 |
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Westminister Palace burnt down
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AVEBURY, Baron, Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913),
COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834),
COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834),
DU MAURIER, George Louis Palmella Busson (1834-1896),
IRVING, Edward (1792-1834),
LAMB, Charles (1775-1834)
LAMB, Charles Elia (1775-1834),
MORRIS, William (1834-1896)
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
SANTLEY, Sir Charles (1834-1922),
SPURGEON, Charles Haddon (1834-1892),
STOTHARD, Thomas (1755-1834),
WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
WHISTLER, James Abbot McNeil (1834-1903),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Charles Gray - Earl Grey (Whig
) |
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William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (Whig
) |
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Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (Tory
) |
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Sir Robert Peel (Tory
) |
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1835 |
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F. W. Collins - Ironmonger Est 1835
HORNIMAN, John (1803-1893),
JACKSON, John Hughlings (1835-1911),
SMITH, William, Member of Parliament (1756-1835),
TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Sir Robert Peel (Tory
) |
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William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (Whig
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1836 |
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Southwark to Greenwich railway opens (First in London)
University of London founded
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ALMA-TADEMA, Sir Laurance, OM (1836-1912),
Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett ( 1836 - 1917 )
Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett ( 1836 - 1917 )
BESANT, Sir Walter (1836-1901),
CAMBELL-BANNERMAN, Sir Henry (1836-1908),
CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph (1836-1914),
CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph (1836-1914),
CHARLES X (1757-1836),
GARRETT ANDERSON, Elizabeth (1836-1917),
GILBERT, Sir W.S. (William Schwenck) (1836-1911),
HARTE, Francis Bret (1836-1902),
LOCKYER, Sir Norman (1836-1920)
Trompette, La
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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1837 |
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Buckingham house become the official London home of the monarch.
Euston Station opens
King's College founded
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1837
CONS, Emma (1837-1912),
CONSTABLE, John (1776-1837),
DANIELL, William (1769-1837),
GREEN, John Richard (1837-1883),
GREEN, John Richard (1837-1883),
GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778-1837),
KEMPE, Charles Eamer (1837-1907),
Morgan, John Pierpont (1837-1913)
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909),
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909),
WESLEY, Charles (1707-1788),
WYNDHAM, Sir Charles (1837-1919),
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1838 |
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Typhus
National Gallery built
Paddington Station opens
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Adams, Henry Brooks ( 1838 - 1918 )
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861),
DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882),
ELDON, John Scott, Lord (1751-1838),
HILL, Octavia (1838-1912),
IRVING, Sir Henry (1838-1905),
LECKY, W.E.H. (William Edward Hartpole) (1838-1903),
MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838),
TALLEYRAND, Prince (1754-1838),
TUSSAUD, Madame Marie (1761-1850)
UNITED STATES EMBASSY (1863-1866),
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1839 |
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BENTLEY, John Francis (1839-1902),
DE MORGAN, William (1839-1917),
OUIDA (Maria Louisa de la Ramée) (1839-1908),
RESCHID, Mustapha Pasha (1800-1858),
ROSSI, John Charles Felix (1762-1839),
TUSSAUD, Madame Marie (1761-1850)
WAUGH, Benjamin (1839-1908),
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1840 |
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BOOTH, Charles (1840-1916),
BRUMMELL, Beau (1778-1840),
BURNEY, Fanny (Madame DArblay),
COBDEN-SANDERSON, Thomas James (1840-1922),
DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840),
DOBSON, Henry Austin (1840-1921),
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928),
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928),
MAXIM, Sir Hiram (1840-1896),
SCAWEN-BLUNT, Wilfrid (1840-1922),
STONE, Marcus (1840-1921),
Whymper, Edward (1840 - 1911)
WYATVILLE, Sir Jeffry (1766-1840),
ZOLA, Emile (1840-1902),
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William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (Whig
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1841 |
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Fenchurch Street Station opens
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BARING, Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917),
DON, David (1800-1841)
FISHER, Admiral of the Fleet, Lord, OM (1841-1920),
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
STANLEY, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904),
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William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne (Whig
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Sir Robert Peel (Tory
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1842 |
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Royal Exchange built
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DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882),
HYNDMAN, Henry Mayers (1842-1921),
KROPOTKIN, Prince Peter (1842-1921),
LEYBOURNE, George (1842-1884),
MALLARME, Stephene (1842-1898),
MYERS, George (1803-1875),
OHIGGINS, Bernardo (1778-1842),
Prison - Marshalsea
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1843 |
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Nelson Column built
First Thames tunnel built in Rotherhithe (now part of the East London line)
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DILKE, Sir Charles Wentworth (1843-1911),
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916),
LOUDON, John Claudius.
RICHMOND, George (1809-1896),
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1844 |
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Oval cricket ground laid out
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BARNETT Samuel (1844-1913)
DOYLY CARTE, Richard (1844-1901),
D’Oyly Carte, Richard (1844-1901)
FILDES, Sir Samuel Luke (1844-1927),
GREATHEAD, James Henry (1844-1896),
HOPKINS, Gerard Manley (1844-1889),
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912),
MANSON, Sir Patrick (1844-1922),
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1845 |
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British Museum opens
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BARNARDO, Dr Thomas John (1845-1905),
BASEVI, George (1794-1845),
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915),
CROMPTON, Colonel R. E. B. (1845-1940)
GROOM, John (1845-1919),
HOGG, Quintin (1845-1903),
HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845)
HOOD, Thomas (1799-1845),
SMITH, Sydney (1771-1845),
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1846 |
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Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam)- Imperial War Museum
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861),
CALDECOTT, Randolph (1846-1886),
Cut-throat Lane - Slum
GREAVES, Walter (1846-1930),
GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901),
HAYDON, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846),
Peel, Sir Robert Prime Minister
Prison - Fleet
Shelley, Mary (1797-1851)
SHELLEY, Mary (1797-1851)
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Sir Robert Peel (Tory
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Lord John Russell (Whig
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1847 |
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BESANT, Annie (1847-1933),
CARLILE, Wilson, Prebendary (1847-1942),
FAWCETT, Dame Millicent Garrett (1847-1929),
GROSSMITH, George, Senior (1847-1912),
HUGHES, Hugh Price (1847-1902),
LAMB, Mary (1764-1847)
MEYNELL, Alice (1847-1922),
MOODY, Dr Harold (1882-1847),
ROSEBERY, 5th Earl (1847-1929),
STOKER, Bram (1847-1912),
TERRY, Dame Ellen (1847-1928),
WAINWRIGHT, Lincoln Stanhope (1847-1929),
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Lord John Russell (Whig
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1848 |
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Major Cholera epidemic
Waterloo Station opened
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CHOPIN, Frederic
GRACE, W.G. (1848-1915),
GUIZOT, François (1787-1874),
JEFFERIES, Richard (1848-1887),
MARRYAT, Captain Frederick (1792-1848),
METTERNICH, Prince (1773-1859),
MUIRHEAD, Alexander (1848-1920),
NAPOLEON III (1808-1873),
PARRY, Sir Charles Hubert (1848-1918),
PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHERHOOD, THE
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Lord John Russell (Whig
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1849 |
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End of Cholera epidemic
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BRUNEL, Sir Marc Isambard (1769-1849),
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924),
CHOPIN, Frederic
CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895),
ETTY, William (1787-1849)
FLEMING, Sir Ambrose (1849-1945),
GOSSE, Sir Edmund (1849-1928),
GUIZOT, François (1787-1874),
HILL, Sir Rowland, KCB,
MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891) - Author
OESTERBERG, Martina Bergman (1849-1915),
WATERHOUSE, John William (1849-1917)
WHALL, Christopher Whitworth (1849-1924),
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1850 |
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CRUIKSHANK, George,
Cut-throat Lane - Slum
HENRY, Sir Edward (1850-1931),
HOWARD, Ebenezer (1850-1928),
KITCHENER of Khartoum, Field Marshal Earl, KG (1850-1916),
PEEL, Sir Robert (1788-1850)
SAN MARTIN, José de (The Liberator) (1778-1850),
THORNYCROFT, Sir Hamo (1850-1925),
TUSSAUD, Madame Marie (1761-1850)
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Lord John Russell (Whig
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1851 |
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The Great Exhibition
Kings Cross Station opened
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BAILLIE, Joanna.
BARNETT, Dame Henrietta (1851-1936),
BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869),
LEVER, William Hesketh, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925)
MARX, Karl (1818-1883),
PALMER, Samuel (1805-1881),
PLACE, Francis (1771-1854),
RELPH, Harry (1851-1928),
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel.
Shelley, Mary (1797-1851)
SHELLEY, Mary (1797-1851)
TURNER, J.M.W., RA (1775-1851)
WALKER, Sir Emery (1851-1933),
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Lord John Russell (Whig
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1852 |
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Poplar Docks opened
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ASQUITH, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928),
LANGTRY, Lillie (1852-1929),
LOVELACE, Ada, Countess of (1815-1852),
MOORE, George (1852-1933),
MOORE, Tom (1779-1852),
Ramsay, Sir William (1852–1916)
SAVAGE, James (1779-1852),
STANFORD, Sir Charles (1852-1924),
VON HUGEL, Baron Friedrich (1852-1925),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
Second Anglo-Burmese War
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Lord John Russell (Whig
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Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby (Conservative
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George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (Conservative
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1853 |
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Major Cholera epidemic
Harrods opens
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Gomme, Sir Laurence (1853-1916)
MYERS, George (1803-1875),
PETRIE, Sir William Matthew Flinders (1853-1942),
SILVER STUDIO, The,
TREE, Sir Herbert Beerbohm (1853-1917),
TREVES, Sir Frederick (1853-1923)
Trevithick, Richard (1771 - 1853)
VAN GOGH, Vincent (1853-1890),
WELLCOME, Sir Henry (1853-1936),
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George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (Conservative
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1854 |
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End of Cholera epidemic
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GLADSTONE, W.E. (William Ewart). - Prime Minister
MILNER, Alfred, Lord (1854-1925),
PLACE, Francis (1771-1854),
WILDE, Oscar OFlahertie Wills (1854-1900),
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Crimean War Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (Conservative
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1855 |
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Last Bartholomew's Fair
First post box, at the corner of Fleet and Farringdon St.
Royal Victoria Docks open
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CUBITT, Thomas (1788-1855),
DE MORGAN, William (1839-1917),
FRIESE-GREENE, William Edward (1855-1921),
GREAVES, Walter (1846-1930),
PINERO, Sir Arthur (1855-1934),
Prison - Bridwell
RAGLAN, Lord Fitzroy Somerset , 1st Baron (1788-1855),
SCHREINER, Olive (1855-1920),
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Maori Wars
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George Hamilton-Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen (Conservative
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1856 |
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FREUD, Sigmund (1856-1939),
HAGGARD, Sir Henry Rider (1856-1925),
HALDANE, Lord (1856-1928),
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864),
HEINE, Heinrich (1799-1856),
Hitch, Private Frederick, VC (1856-1913)
LAVERY, Sir John (1856-1941),
MARX, Karl (1818-1883),
MORRIS, William (1834-1896)
SHAW, George Bernard (1856-1950),
TILAK, Lokamanya (1856-1920),
WESTMACOTT, Sir Richard (1775-1856),
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Crimean War Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars Second Opium War
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1857 |
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BADEN-POWELL, Robert (1857-1941),
BEAUFORT, Sir Francis (1774-1857),
CAYLEY, Sir George (1773-1857),
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924),
ELGAR, Sir Edward (1857-1934),
FENWICK, Ethel Gordon (1857-1947),
FORTUNE, Robert (1812-1880),
GISSING, George (1857-1903),
GREET, Sir Philip Ben (1857-1936),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
LINNEAN SOCIETY
PEARSON, Karl (1857-1936),
ROSS, Sir Ronald (1857-1932),
SHORT, Sir Frank (1857-1945),
THORNE, Will (1857-1946),
TURNER, Charles (1774-1857),
VOYSEY, C.F.A. (1857-1941),
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Indian rebellion Maori Wars Second Opium War
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1858 |
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The Great Stink. Work starts on the Embankment
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ALEXANDER, Sir George (1858-1918),
BONAR LAW, Andrew (1858-1923),
BRIGHT, Richard (1789-1858),
BROWN, Robert (1773-1858)
BURNS, John (1858-1943),
GREAT EASTERN, The
LOUDON, John Claudius.
LUGARD, Lord (1858-1945),
MATTHAY, Tobias (1858-1945),
Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928), Dame Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
RESCHID, Mustapha Pasha (1800-1858),
SELFRIDGE, Harry Gordon (1858-1947)
WEBB, Sidney (1859-1947),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars Second Opium War
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby (Conservative
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1859 |
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Barry, Sir Charles
BRUNEL, Isambard Kingdom (1806-1859),
CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930),
COX, David (1783-1859),
CURZON, George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925),
DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859),
ELLIS, Henry Havelock (1859-1939),
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932),
GREAT EASTERN, The
Grosvenor Railway Bridge
HALLAM, HENRY (1777-1859),
HOUSMAN, A.E. (1859-1936),
HUNT, James Henry, Leigh (1784-1859),
IRVING, Washington (1783-1859),
JELLICOE, Admiral of the Fleet, Earl, OM (1859-1935),
JEROME, Jerome K. (1859-1927),
MACAULAY, Thomas Babington, Lord (1800-1859),
MACAULAY, Zachary (1768-1838),
METTERNICH, Prince (1773-1859),
MORRIS, William (1834-1896)
RED HOUSE,
SHARP, Cecil (1859-1924),
STEPHENSON, Robert (1803-1859),
STRANG, William (1859-1921),
WEBB, Sidney (1859-1947),
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Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars Second Opium War
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1860 |
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BARRIE, Sir James (1860-1937),
BARRIE, Sir James (1860-1937),
BARRY, Sir Charles (1795-1860),
COCHRANE, Thomas, Earl of Dundonald (1775-1860),
FRAMember of ParliamentTON, George (1860-1928),
HERFORD, Robert Travers (1860-1950),
HERZEN, Alexander (1812-1870),
HUGHES, Mary (1860-1941),
HUXLEY, Leonard (1860-1933),
ISAACS, Rufus, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935),
LENO, Dan (1860-1904),
McMILLAN, The Rachael McMillan College (1930-1977),
MORRIS William
RED HOUSE,
SICKERT, Walter (1860-1942),
STEER, Philip Wilson (1860-1942),
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Second Opium War
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1861 |
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Tooley St fire.
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ALLENBY, Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman, Viscount (1861-1936),
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861),
BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett (1806-1861),
CHEVALIER, Albert (1861-1923),
CLARKSON, Willy (1861-1934),
GODLEY, John Robert (1814-1861),
GRAY, Henry (1827-1861),
MELBA, Dame Nellie (1861-1931)
PALMER, Samuel (1805-1881),
RIZAL, Dr José (1861-1896),
SVEVO, Italo (alias for) SCHMITZ, Ettore (1861-1928),
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American civil war Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1862 |
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BODLEY, George Frederick(1827-1907),
COLLINS MUSIC HALL
COPEMAN, Sydney Monckton (1862-1947),
DELIUS, Frederick (1862-1934),
DICKINSON, Goldsworthy Lowes.
ELEN, Gus (1862-1940),
FORBES, Vivian FORBES (1891-1937)
GREY, Sir Edward, Viscount Grey of Falloden (1862-1933),
KINGSLEY, Mary (1862-1900),
MAURICE, Frederick Denison (1805-1872),
NEWBOLT, Sir Henry (1862-1938),
PALGRAVE, Francis Turner (1824-1897),
PHILPOT, Glyn (1863-1937)
PRYDE, James (1866-1941)
ROBINSON, F. Cayley (1862-1927)
ROBINSON, James (1813-1862)
ROSS, Sir James Clark (1800-1862),
VAN BUREN, Martin (1782-1862),
WAKLEY, Thomas (1795-1862),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1863 |
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Charing Cross station built
Metropolitan line built.
MCC founded
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COCKERELL, C.R. (Charles Robert) (1788-1863),
HAWKINS, Sir Anthony Hope (Anthony Hope) (1863-1933),
HENDERSON, Arthur (1863-1935),
HERZEN, Alexander (1812-1870),
JACOBS, W.W. (1863-1943),
LLOYD GEORGE, David, Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (1863-1945),
MALLARME, Stephene (1842-1898),
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896),
PHILPOT, Glyn (1863-1937)
PISSARRO, Lucien (1863-1944),
SHANNON, Charles (1863-1937)
THACKERAY, William Makepeace,
TWEED, John (1863-1933),
UNITED STATES EMBASSY (1863-1866),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1864 |
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Fleet River covered
Savoy Chapel rebuilt
First Peabody building in Commercial St Spitalfield
Building of Victoria Embankment
Charing Cross Station opens
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CECIL, Viscount, of Chelwood (1864-1958),
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864),
HOWARD, Luke (1772-1864)
MAY, Phil (1864-1903),
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896),
SHEPHERD, Thomas Hosmer (1793-1864),
TEMPEST, Dame Marie (1864-1942),
ZANGWILL, Israel (1864-1926),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
Duar War
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Viscount Palmerston (Liberal
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1865 |
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BELLO, Andres (1781-1865),
BEVAN, Robert Polhill (1865-1925),
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward (1833-1898),
CAVELL, Edith (1865-1915),
COBDEN, Richard (1804-1865),
EASTLAKE, Charles (1793-1865),
FITZROY, Admiral Robert (1805-1865),
GASKELL, Mrs Elizabeth Cleghorn (1810-1865),
HARMSWORTH, Alfred, Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922),
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936),
MORRIS William
PALMERSTON, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount (1784-1865),
PALMERSTON, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount (1784-1865),
PALMERSTON, Lord (1784-1865).
RED HOUSE,
SAYERS, Tom (1826-1865)
SIBELIUS, Jean (1865-1957),
YEATS, William Butler (1865-1939),
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Lord Palmerstone dies Anglo-Ashanti Wars Anglo-Bhutanese War Duar War Maori Wars
Lincoln assasinagted
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Earl Russell (Liberal
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1866 |
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Metropolitan Fire Service founded
Last major Cholera outbreak. 5,915 die in Poplar
Cannon Street Station opens
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BARNARDO, Dr Thomas John (1845-1905),
FORBES, Vivian FORBES (1891-1937)
GREEN, John Richard (1837-1883),
HODGKIN, Thomas (1798-1866),
MACDONALD, Ramsay (1866-1937),
MACDONALD, Ramsay (1866-1937),
MAURICE, Frederick Denison (1805-1872),
PHILPOT, Glyn (1863-1937)
PRYDE, James (1866-1941)
RICKETTS, Charles
STUART, John McDouall (1815-1866),
UNITED STATES EMBASSY (1863-1866),
WELLS, H.G. (1866-1946),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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Earl Russell (Liberal
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Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby (Conservative
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1867 |
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BALDWIN, Stanley (1867-1947),
BENNETT, Arnold (1867-1931),
BENSON, E.F. (1867-1940),
BRANGWYN, Sir Frank (1867-1956),
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward (1833-1898),
ETTY, William (1787-1849)
FARADAY, Michael,
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933),
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933),
MARSDEN, William (1796-1867),
MILLBANK PRISON.
RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939),
SMIRKE, Sir Robert (1781-1867),
SOSEKI, Natsume (1867-1916)
STANFIELD, Clarkson (1793-1867)
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Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby (Conservative
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1868 |
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Last public execution in Newgate
Work begin on the Albert, Victoria and Chelsea Embankment
Parliament Square area cleared of slums
Last execution in Newgate
Millwall Doscks open
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DEVANT, David (1868-1941),
DOUGLAS, Norman (1868-1952),
DYSON, Sir Frank (1868-1939),
KNEE, Fred (1868-1914),
Prision - Newgate
SCOTT Captain, Robert Falcon (1868-1912),
STILL, Sir George Frederic (1868-1941),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby (Conservative
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1869 |
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Holborn Viaduct built
Blackfriars Bridge rebuilt
Building of the Albert Embankment started
First Sainsburys open in Dury Lane
Last warship built in the Roayl Dockyard Woolwich
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BERLIOZ, Hector (1803-1869),
CHAMBERLAIN, Neville (1869-1940),
EWART, William (1798-1869)
FENTON, Roger (1819-1869),
GANDHI, Mahatma (1869-1948),
GANDHI, Mahatma (1869-1948),
GREEN, John Richard (1837-1883),
KALVOS, Andreas (1792-1869),
KHAN, Sir Syed Ahmed (1817-1898),
LUTYENS, Sir Edwin Landseer (1869-1944),
PEABODY, George (1795-1869),
STANLEY, Edward Geoffrey, Earl of Derby (1799-1869)
WILLIAM EWART (1798-1869)
WOOD, Sir Henry (1869-1944),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
Suez Canal opens
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1870 |
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BALFE, Michael William (1808-1870),
Barry, Sir Charles
BELLOC, Hilaire (1870-1953),
BRADLAUGH, Charles (1833-1891),
DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870),
ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895),
GOUNOD, Charles (1818-1893),
HERZEN, Alexander (1812-1870),
KHAN, Sir Syed Ahmed (1817-1898),
LAUDER, Sir Harry (1870-1950),
LLOYD, Marie (1870-1922),
MUNRO, Hector Hugh, alias SAKI (1870-1916)
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Death of Dickens Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1871 |
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BEATTY, David, Earl OM (1871-1936)
CREED, Frederick George (1871-1957),
GROTE, George (1794-1871),
LAWRENCE, Susan (1871-1947),
STAUNTON, Howard (1810-1874),
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Pasteurisation invented Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1872 |
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St Pancras Station open
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BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-1898),
BEERBOHM, Sir Max (1872-1956),
HEATH ROBINSON, W. (1872-1944),
IRVING, Sir Henry (1838-1905),
JOHNSTON, Edward (1872-1944),
King Haakon VII of Norway (1872-1957)
MAURICE, Frederick Denison (1805-1872),
MAZZINI, Giuseppe (1805-1872),
Minor, Dr William Chester
MONDRIAN, Piet Cornelis (1872-1944),
MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872),
RATHBONE, Eleanor (1872-1946),
ROTHENSTEIN, Sir William (1872-1945)
Russell, Bertrand (1872 - 1970)
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970)
SIEBE, Augustus (1788-1872),
SMITH, F.E., Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930),
TATE, Harry (Ronald MacDonald Hutchison) (1872-1940),
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958),
WILSON, Edward Adrian (1872-1912),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1873 |
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BODLEY, George Frederick(1827-1907),
BRAILSFORD, Henry Noel (1873-1958),
BUTT, Dame Clara (1873-1937),
DE LA MARE, Walter (1873-1956),
DU MAURIER, Sir Gerald (1873-1934),
FORD, Ford Madox (1873-1939),
MILL, John Stuart (1806-1873),
MORRELL, Lady Ottoline (1873-1938),
NAPOLEON III (1808-1873),
VAN GOGH, Vincent (1853-1890),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Maori Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1874 |
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Billingsgate rebuilt
Northumberland Av build
Work starts on Chelsea Embankment
Liverpool Street Station opened
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ASHFIELD, Albert Henry Stanley, Lord Ashfield (1874-1948),
BAYLIS, Lilian (1874-1937),
BESANT, Annie (1847-1933),
BROOKE, Sir Charles Vyner (1874-1963),
BROWNE, Hablot Knight alias (PHIZ) (1815-1882)
CARTER, Howard (1874-1939),
CHESTERTON, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936),
CHURCHILL, Sir Winston, KG (1874-1965),
DRYSDALE, Dr Charles Vickery (1874-1961),
DU MAURIER, George Louis Palmella Busson (1834-1896),
GROSSMITH, George, Junior (1874-1935),
GUIZOT, François (1787-1874),
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
KNIGHT, Dame Laura (1877-1970),
MALLON, Dr Jimmy, CH (1874-1961),
MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937),
MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874-1965),
PLAYFAIR, Sir Nigel (1874-1934),
SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922),
STAUNTON, Howard (1810-1874),
VAN GOGH, Vincent (1853-1890),
WEIZMANN, Chaim (1874-1952),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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1875 |
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BENNETT, Sir William Sterndale (1816-1875),
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, Samuel (1875-1912),
DALE, Sir Henry (1875-1968),
GLADSTONE, W.E. (William Ewart). - Prime Minister
KINGSLEY, Charles (1819-1875),
LEYELL, Sir Charles (1797-1875)
McGILL, Donald (1875-1962),
MEE, Arthur (1875-1943),
MYERS, George (1803-1875),
PALGRAVE, Francis Turner (1824-1897),
PATEL, Sardar (1875-1950),
STEVENS, Alfred (1817-1875),
TAGLIONI, Marie (1809-1884),
UNDERHILL, Evelyn (1875-1941),
WALLACE, Edgar (1875-1932),
WHEATSTONE, Sir Charles (1802-1875),
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Perak War Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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1876 |
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ASTAFIEVA, Princess Seraphine (1876-1934),
GRESLEY, Sir Nigel (1876-1941),
JINNAH, Mohammed Ali (Quaid I Azam) (1876-1948),
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912),
LEYELL, Sir Charles (1797-1875)
MANSBRIDGE, Albert (1876-1952),
PLAATJE, Sol (1876-1932),
TAGLIONI, Marie (1809-1884),
TALLIS, John (1816-1876),
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Perak War Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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1877 |
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Charing Cross road cut
Shaftesbury Avenue cut
Covent Garden market rebuilt
First Wimbledon
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BAGEHOT, Walter (1826-1877),
BRADLAUGH, Charles (1833-1891),
CHISHOLM, Caroline (1808-1877),
KNIGHT, Dame Laura (1877-1970),
Spilsbury, Sir Bernard (1877-1947),
STONE, Marcus (1840-1921),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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1878 |
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Temple Bar gate removed
Cleopatra's Needle arrives
First electric street lights on the Embankment
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Chambers, Dorothea Lambert (1878 to 1960)
Chapman, Herbert (1878 – 1934) - Legendary Arsenal Football Club manager
CRUIKSHANK, George,
FILDES, Sir Samuel Luke (1844-1927),
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928),
JOHN, Augustus.
MASEFIELD, John, O.M. (1878-1967)
OLIVER, Percy Lane (1878-1944),
ORPEN, Sir William (1878-1931),
PHELPS, Samuel (1804-1878),
PICK, Frank (1878-1941),
REID DICK, Sir William (1878-1961)
RUSSELL, Lord John, 1st Earl (1792-1878),
SCOTT, Sir George Gilbert (1811-1878),
THOMAS, Edward (1878-1917),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
Second Anglo-Afghan War
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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1879 |
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First telephone exchange on Coleman Street
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ASTOR, Nancy (1879-1964),
BEECHAM, Sir Thomas, CH (1879-1961),
BRIDGE, Frank (1879-1941),
BUSS, Frances Mary (1827-1894),
FORSTER, E.M. (1879-1970),
HILL, Sir Rowland (1795-1879),
HILL, Sir Rowland, KCB,
IRELAND, John (1879-1962),
JONES, Dr Ernest (1879-1958),
KELLY, Sir Gerald (1879-1972),
MAXWELL, James Clerk (1831-1879),
MAYER, Sir Robert (1879-1985),
SHEPARD, E H (1879-1976),
SILVER STUDIO, The,
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Zulu War Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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1880 |
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First Cricket Test England v Australia (Oval)
Royal Albert Docks open
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1880 and Peridot
BROWNE, Hablot Knight alias (PHIZ) (1815-1882)
CROOKES, Sir William (1832-1919),
ELIOT, George (Mary Ann Cross, nJe Evans) (1819-1880),
ELIOT, George Mary Ann Cross (1819-1880)
FORTUNE, Robert (1812-1880),
HALL, Radclyffe (1880-1943),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
OCASEY, Sean (1880-1964),
Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928), Dame Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
SCOTT, Sir George Gilbert (1880-1960),
SILVER STUDIO, The,
STRACHEY, Lytton (1880-1932),
TAWNEY, Richard Henry (1880-1962),
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892),
WYATT, Thomas Henry (1807-1880),
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First Boer War Anglo-Ashanti Wars
Second Anglo-Afghan War Gun War
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Benjamin Disraeli (Conservative
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1881 |
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Savoy Theatre Strand built, with electric lights
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BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945),
BEVIN, Ernest (1881-1951),
BORROW, George (1803-1881),
CARLYLE, Thomas (1795-1881),
DISRAELI, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881)
DISRAELI, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881),
FLEMING, Sir Alexander (1881-1955),
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928),
LABOUCHERE, Henry (1831-1912),
MACAULAY, Rose (1881-1958),
PALMER, Samuel (1805-1881),
Rasoi Vineet Bhatia
SALMOND, Sir John Maitland (1881-1968)
SALVIN, Anthony (1799-1881),
SILVER STUDIO, The,
STREET, George Edmund (1824-1881),
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892),
WODEHOUSE, P.G. (1881-1975),
WOOD, Edward, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881-1959),
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First Boer War Second Anglo-Afghan War Anglo-Ashanti Wars Gun War
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1882 |
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BROWNE, Hablot Knight alias (PHIZ) (1815-1882)
Cetshwayo, King of the Zulus
COLE, Sir Henry (1808-1882),
DARWIN, Charles (1809-1882),
DE HAVILLAND, Sir Geoffrey (1882-1965)
DOWDING, Lord, Air Chief Marshall, (1882-1970),
EDDINGTON, Sir Arthur, OM (1882-1944),
GILLIES, Sir Harold (1882-1960),
GISSING, George (1857-1903),
GRAINGER, Percy (1882-1961),
GREAT EASTERN, The
HANSOM, Joseph Aloysius (1803-1882),
HOBBS, Jack (1882-1963),
JOYCE, James (1882-1941),
KLEIN, Melanie (1882-1960),
LEWIS, Percy Wyndham (1882-1957),
LEYELL, Sir Charles (1797-1875)
LINNELL, John (1792-1882),
MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956),
MOODY, Dr Harold (1882-1847),
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882),
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882),
ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel.
STEPHEN, Virginia (Virginia Woolf) (1882-1941),
Tait,Thomas Smith
THORNDYKE, Dame Sybil (1882-1976),
TROLLOPE, Anthony (1815-1882),
VON HUGEL, Baron Friedrich (1852-1925),
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1883 |
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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ATTLEE, Richard Clement (1883-1976),
BAX, Sir Arnold (1883-1953),
CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895),
GREEN, John Richard (1837-1883),
GREEN, John Richard (1837-1883),
KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946),
MARX, Karl (1818-1883),
ROHMER, Sax, Arthur Henry Ward (1883-1959),
SAVARKAR, Vinayak Damodar (1883-1966),
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1884 |
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BENES, Dr Edward (1884-1948),
BENTHAM, George (1800-1884),
Cetshwayo, King of the Zulus
COTON-BURNETT, Dame Ivy (1884-1969),
FABIAN SOCIETY,
FLECKER, James Elroy (1884-1915),
FREAKE, Sir Charles James (1814-1884),
GISSING, George (1857-1903),
LEYBOURNE, George (1842-1884),
MACMILLAN, Douglas (1884-1969),
MANBY, Charles (1804-1884),
McCormack, John (1884-1945)
TAGLIONI, Marie (1809-1884),
UNWIN, Sir Stanley (1884-1968),
WAINWRIGHT, Lincoln Stanhope (1847-1929),
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First skyscraper built in Chicago Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1885 |
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BENEDICT, Sir Julius (1804-1885),
CLAYTON, Reverend P.T.B. Tubby (1885-1972),
GREATHEAD, James Henry (1844-1896),
HAGGARD, Sir Henry Rider (1856-1925),
HOGG, Quintin (1845-1903),
JAGGER, Charles Sargeant (1885-1934),
KARSAVINA, Tamara (1885-1978),
LAWRENCE, David Herbert (1885-1930),
MONTEFIORE, Sir Moses (1784-1885),
PAGE, Sir Frederick Handley (1885-1962),
Pound, Ezra (1885-1972)
Ricardo, Sir Harry (1885-1974) - Mechanical Engineer
Westminister Hall - Bomb
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Third Burmese war
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1886 |
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ALMA-TADEMA, Sir Laurance, OM (1836-1912),
BEN-GURION, David (1886-1973),
CALDECOTT, Randolph (1846-1886),
DADD, Richard (1817-1886),
DOBSON, Frank (1886-1963),
Gort, John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, Field Marshal Viscount VC GCB CBE DSO MVO MC (1886–
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916),
KOKOSCHKA, Oskar (1886-1980),
NICOLSON, Harold (1886-1968) and SACKVLLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962),
SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967),
SILVER STUDIO, The,
Spry, Constance (1886 - 1960)
TREVES, Sir Frederick (1853-1923)
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Third Burmese war
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1887 |
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BATEMAN, H.M. (1887-1970),
BONHAM CARTER, Lady Violet, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury (1887-1969),
FENWICK, Ethel Gordon (1857-1947),
HUXLEY, Julian (1887-1975),
JEFFERIES, Richard (1848-1887),
KARLOFF, BORIS, (alias for) PRATT, William Henry, (1887-1969),
LIND, Jenny (Madame Goldschmidt) (1820-1887),
LUCAN, Arthur (Arthur Towle) (1887-1954),
MAYHEW, Henry (1812-1887),
MONTGOMERY, Field-Marshal, Viscount, of Alamein (1887-1976),
SCHWITTERS, Kurt (1887-1948),
SHAW, George Bernard,
SITWELL, Dame Edith (1887-1964),
WILDE, Lady Jane Francesca (Speranza) (1821-1896)
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Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Anglo-Ashanti Wars Third Burmese war
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1888 |
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Jack the Ripper
First Chelsea Flower Show
First power station in Deptford
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ARNOLD, Matthew (1822-1888),
BAIRD, John Logie (1888-1946),
BAIRD, John Logie (1888-1946),
BAIRNSFATHER, Bruce (1888-1959),
ELIOT, T.S., OM (1888-1965),
EVANS, Dame Edith (1888-1976),
GODWIN, George (1813-1888),
GOSSE, Philip Henry.
HAGGARD, Sir Henry Rider (1856-1925),
HAY, Will (1888-1949),
Jack the Ripper - Annie Chapman
Jack the Ripper - Elizabeth Stride
Jack the Ripper - Martha Turner (1)
Jack the Ripper - Mary Ann Nicholls (2)
Jack the Ripper - Mary Kelly
LAWRENCE, T.E. (1888-1935),
LEAR, Edward (1812-1888),
MANSFIELD, Katherine (1888-1923),
MORRISON, Herbert, Lord Morrison of Lambeth (1888-1965),
RAMBERT, Dame Marie (1888-1982),
SOPWITH, Sir Thomas (1888-1989)
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1889 |
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London County Council created
Dockers Strike
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BAGNOLD, Enid (1889-1981),
BOULT, Sir Adrian, CH (1889-1983),
COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889),
GREATHEAD, James Henry (1844-1896),
HOPKINS, Gerard Manley (1844-1889),
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936),
MANSFIELD, Katherine (1888-1923),
NASH, Paul (1889-1946),
NEHRU, Jawaharlal (1889-1964),
NOEL-BAKER, Philip (1889-1982),
Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928), Dame Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)
Prison - Cold Bath Fields
REITH, Lord (1889-1971),
ROGERS, Dr Joseph (1821-1889),
WALEY, Arthur (1889-1966),
WINANT, John Gilbert (1889-1947),
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1890 |
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First tube. City to Stockwell
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BOMBERG, David (1890-1957),
BUTLER, Josephine (1828-1906)
CHADWICK, Sir Edwin (1801-1890),
CHRISTIE, Dame Agatha (1890-1976)
ELGAR, Sir Edward (1857-1934),
FISHER, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890-1962)
GROSER, Reverend St. John (1890-1966),
HERBERT, Sir Alan (A.PH) (1890-1971),
HESS, Dame Myra (1890-1965),
MILLBANK PRISON.
Morgan, Junius S. (1813-1890)
NEWMAN, John Henry
Newman, John Henry Cardinal (1801 - 1890)
Prison - Millbank
Rhys, Jean (1890-1979)
ROSENBERG, Isaac (1890-1918),
SCOTLAND YARD, Site of.
VAN GOGH, Vincent (1853-1890),
WHEELER, Sir Mortimer (1890-1976),
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Battle of Wounded Knee Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1891 |
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Police move to Scotland Yard
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BAZALGETTE, Sir Joseph William (1819-1891),
BLISS, Sir Arthur (1891-1975),
BRADLAUGH, Charles (1833-1891),
CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930),
Cream, Thomas - Murderer
Cream, Thomas - Murderer
Cream, Thomas - Murderer
CROMPTON, Colonel R. E. B. (1845-1940)
ELGAR, Sir Edward (1857-1934),
FORBES, Vivian FORBES (1891-1937)
GAUDIER-BRZESKA, Henri (1891-1915),
GERTLER, Mark (1891-1939),
Heartfield, John (1891-1968)
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
LOW, Sir David (1891-1963),
MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891) - Author
PHILPOT, Glyn (1863-1937)
Raczyñski, Count Edward (1891-1993)
SMITH, W.H. (1825-1891),
TAUBER, Richard (1891-1948),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1892 |
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Bestall, Alfred (1892-1986)
CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895),
Cream, Thomas - Murderer
Cream, Thomas - Murderer
HANDLEY, Tommy (1892-1949),
HOFMANN, A.W. (1818-1892),
MANNING, Cardinal Henry Edward (1808-1892),
NICOLSON, Harold (1886-1968) and SACKVLLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962),
RUTHERFORD, Dame Margaret (1892-1972)
SACKVLLE-WEST, Vita (1892-1962),
SPURGEON, Charles Haddon (1834-1892),
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892),
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Aspirin patented Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1893 |
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Eros statue built
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BRITTAIN, Vera (1893-1970),
BUTLER, Josephine (1828-1906)
GOUNOD, Charles (1818-1893),
HORE-BELISHA, Lord (1893-1957),
HORNIMAN, John (1803-1893),
KORDA, Sir Alexander (1893-1956)
LASKI, Harold (1893-1950),
LEWIS, Ted Kid (1893-1970),
MADOX BROWN, Ford (1821-1893),
NOVELLO, Ivor (1893-1951),
Rae, John (1813 – 1893)
SAYERS, Dorothy L. (1893-1957),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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1894 |
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Tower bridge
First Lyons teashop at 213 Piccadilly
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BALLANTYNE, R.M. (1825-1894),
BUSS, Frances Mary (1827-1894),
COBHAM, Sir Alan (1894-1973)
CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930),
DYSON, Sir Frank (1868-1939),
ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895),
FRAMember of ParliamentTON, George (1860-1928),
FROUDE, James Anthony (1818-1894),
HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963),
Kinetoscope
KOSSUTH, Louis (1802-1894),
MORGAN, Charles (1894-1958),
NICHOLSON, Ben, O.M. (1894-1982)
PRIESTLEY, J.B. (1894-1984),
ROSSETTI, Christina Georgina (1830-1894),
STANFORD, Sir Charles (1852-1924),
WARLOCK, Peter, Philip Arnold Hesseltine (1894-1930),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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William Ewart Gladstone (Liberal
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The Earl of Rosebery (Liberal
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1895 |
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CHURCHILL, Lord Randolph (1849-1895),
DU MAURIER, George Louis Palmella Busson (1834-1896),
ENGELS, Friedrich (1820-1895),
FREUD, Anna (1895-1982)
GRAVES, Robert (1895-1985),
HUXLEY, Thomas Henry (1825-1895),
JINNAH, Mohammed Ali (Quaid I Azam) (1876-1948),
Roberts, William RA (1895-1980)
RUTHERFORD, Dame Margaret (1892-1972)
SARGENT, Sir Malcolm (1895-1967),
WHITAKER, Joseph (1820-1895),
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars
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The Earl of Rosebery (Liberal
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1896 |
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Ambrose, Bert (c. 1896 – 1971)
CAVELL, Edith (1865-1915),
DU MAURIER, George Louis Palmella Busson (1834-1896),
FISHER, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890-1962)
FLANAGAN, Bud (1896-1968),
Godfree, Kathleen Kitty
GREATHEAD, James Henry (1844-1896),
LEIGHTON, Frederick, Lord (1830-1896),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937),
MAXIM, Sir Hiram (1840-1896),
MILLAIS, Sir John Everett, Bt PRA (1829-1896),
MORRIS, William (1834-1896)
PATMORE, Coventry (1823-1896),
RICHMOND, George (1809-1896),
RIZAL, Dr José (1861-1896),
TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),
WILDE, Lady Jane Francesca (Speranza) (1821-1896)
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Anglo-Ashanti Wars Anglo-Zanzibar War
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1897 |
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BLYTON, Enid (1897-1968),
GREAVES, Walter (1846-1930),
Madhus
MARCONI, Guglielmo (1874-1937),
PALGRAVE, Francis Turner (1824-1897),
PEARSON, John Loughborough (1817-1897),
TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),
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Battle of Rorke's Drift
Queen Victoria diamond jubilee
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1898 |
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BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (1872-1898),
Blackie, Dr Margery (1898-1981)
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward (1833-1898),
BURNE-JONES, Sir Edward C (Coley) (1833-1898)
Chapman, George - Murderer
Cohen, Sir Jack (1898 – 1979)
DUKE-ELDER, Sir Stewart (1898-1978)
Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979)
GLADSTONE, William Ewart (1809-1898) Prime Minister
GLADSTONE, William Ewart Prime Minister (1809-1898),
Hall, Henry (1898-1989)
HOGG, Quintin (1845-1903),
HOLTBY, Winifred (1898-1935),
KHAN, Sir Syed Ahmed (1817-1898),
LENO, Dan (1860-1904),
MALLARME, Stephene (1842-1898),
Moore, Henry O.M. (1898-1986),
ROBESON, Paul (1898-1976)
SHAW, George Bernard,
Valois, Dame Ninette de Valois O.M. (1898-2001)
ZOLA, Emile (1840-1902),
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1899 |
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Beresford, Jack (1899 – 1977) Olympic rowing champion
Bowen, Elizabeth (1899-1973)
COWARD, Sir Noel (1899-1973),
CRIPPS, Sir Stafford (1899-1952),
FORESTER, C.S. (1899-1966),
HITCHCOCK, Sir Alfred (1899-1980),
IRVING, Sir Henry (1838-1905),
Lao She (1899-1966)
LAUGHTON, Charles (1899-1962),
LAVERY, Sir John (1856-1941),
ROTHENSTEIN, Sir William (1872-1945)
TEMPEST, Dame Marie (1864-1942),
ZOLA, Emile (1840-1902),
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Second Boer War Boxer Uprising
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1900 |
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BELLOC, Hilaire (1870-1953),
BEVAN, Robert Polhill (1865-1925),
BUTTERFIELD, William (1814-1900),
Gabor, Dennis Gabor Nobel Prize (1900 – 1979)
HILTON, James (1900-1954),
HUGHES, David Edward (1831-1900),
KINGSLEY, Mary (1862-1900),
LABOUR PARTY
McINDOE, Sir Archibald (1900-1960),
MOUNTBATTEN, Earl of Burma (1900-1979) and Countess of Burma (1901-1960)
PENROSE, Sir Roland (1900-1984)
PITT-RIVERS, Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane Fox (1827-1900),
RUSKIN, John (1819-1900),
SEFERIS, George (1900-1971),
STRANG, William (1859-1921),
WATERHOUSE, John William (1849-1917)
WILDE, Oscar OFlahertie Wills (1854-1900),
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Boxer Uprising
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1901 |
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First electric tram (Hammersmith to Kew)
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BERNAL, John Desmond (1901-1971),
BESANT, Sir Walter (1836-1901),
Bracken, Brendan - Member of Parliament (1901-1958)
BUTT, Dame Clara (1873-1937),
CAVELL, Edith (1865-1915),
DOYLY CARTE, Richard (1844-1901),
D’Oyly Carte, Richard (1844-1901)
Gomme, Sir Laurence (1853-1916)
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932),
GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901),
Hartnell, Sir Norman (1901-1979) - court dressmaker and designer
HORNIMAN MUSEUM and GARDENS, The
James, C.L.R. (1901-1989)
LENO, Dan (1860-1904),
MOUNTBATTEN, Earl of Burma (1900-1979) and Countess of Burma (1901-1960)
SOSEKI, Natsume (1867-1916)
WILLIS, Father Henry (1821-1901),
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Second Boer War Anglo-Aro
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Victoria
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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1902 |
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Old Baily built
Newgate Prison demolished
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BARLOW, William Henry (1812-1902),
BENTLEY, John Francis (1839-1902),
HARTE, Francis Bret (1836-1902),
HENTY, G.A. (George Alfred) (1832-1902),
HUGHES, Hugh Price (1847-1902),
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916),
Prision - Newgate
ROTHENSTEIN, Sir William (1872-1945)
Smith, Florence Margaret(1902 – 1971), otherwise known as Stevie
SOSEKI, Natsume (1867-1916)
TEMPEST, Dame Marie (1864-1942),
Thames foot tunnel - Greenwich
ZOLA, Emile (1840-1902),
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Anglo-Aro
Second Boer War
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Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil,Marquess of Salisbury (Conservative
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Arthur James Balfour (Conservative
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1903 |
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BLUMLEIN, Alan Dower (1903-1942),
Chapman, George - Murderer
GISSING, George (1857-1903),
GLAISHER, James (1809-1903),
HAWKINS, Sir Anthony Hope (Anthony Hope) (1863-1933),
HENRY, Sir Edward (1850-1931),
HOGG, Quintin (1845-1903),
JOHNSON, Amy (1903-1941),
LABOUCHERE, Henry (1831-1912),
LAUDER, Sir Harry (1870-1950),
LECKY, W.E.H. (William Edward Hartpole) (1838-1903),
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich - Politician
MAY, Phil (1864-1903),
ORWELL, George (1903-1950),
ORWELL, George (1903-1950),
RAVILIOUS, Eric (1903-1942).
SALISBURY, Robert Gascoyne Cecil, 3rd Marquess of (1830-1903),
SVEVO, Italo (alias for) SCHMITZ, Ettore (1861-1928),
VON HUGEL, Baron Friedrich (1852-1925),
WALKER, Sir Emery (1851-1933),
WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966),
WHISTLER, James Abbot McNeil (1834-1903),
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Wrights brothers make the first flight
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Arthur James Balfour (Conservative
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1904 |
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ARNOLD, Sir Edwin (1832-1904),
DAY-LEWIS, C. (1904-1972),
FISHER, Sir Ronald Aylmer (1890-1962)
INNES, John (1829-1904),
LENO, Dan (1860-1904),
MITFORD, Nancy (1904-1973),
SIMON, Sir John (1816-1904),
SMILES, Samuel (1812-1904),
STANLEY, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904),
STEPHEN, Sir Leslie (1832-1904),
Welch, Elisabeth (1904-2003)
WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833).
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Arthur James Balfour (Conservative
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1905 |
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Partial collapse of Charing Cross Station, 11 killed
First motor buses
Harrods
Opening of Aldwych and Kingsway
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BARNARDO, Dr Thomas John (1845-1905),
BELLOC, Hilaire (1870-1953),
COWARD, Charles (1905-1976),
DONAT, Robert (1905-1958),
FISHER, Admiral of the Fleet, Lord, OM (1841-1920),
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
IRVING, Sir Henry (1838-1905),
JOHNSTON, Edward (1872-1944),
LAMBERT, Constant (1905-1951),
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich - Politician
MacDonald, George (1824 to 1905)
Rolls, Charles
WATERHOUSE, Alfred (1830-1905),
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Arthur James Balfour (Conservative
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal
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1906 |
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Kingsway cut
Ritz Hotel built
Bakerloo Line opens
Piccadily Line opens
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Betjeman, Sir John
BUTLER, Josephine (1828-1906)
DYSON, Sir Frank (1868-1939),
GAITSKELL, Hugh (1906-1963),
HAMMOND, J.L. and Barbara,
HORNIMAN, John (1803-1893),
MELBA, Dame Nellie (1861-1931)
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal
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1907 |
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Northern Line opens
First Taxi
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BODLEY, George Frederick(1827-1907),
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Jennings, Humphrey (1907-1950)
KELVIN, Lord (1824-1907),
KEMPE, Charles Eamer (1837-1907),
MACNEICE, Louis (1907-1963),
MASEFIELD, John, O.M. (1878-1967)
MILLER, Lee (1907-1977).
Spence, Sir Basil (1907-1976)
STEPHEN, Virginia (Virginia Woolf) (1882-1941),
Titmuss, Richard (1907-1973)
TREVES, Sir Frederick (1853-1923)
UNDERHILL, Evelyn (1875-1941),
Womens Social and Political Union - Head Quarters
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal
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1908 |
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Olympic Games held in Shepherds Bush
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CAMBELL-BANNERMAN, Sir Henry (1836-1908),
FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964),
FRAMember of ParliamentTON, George (1860-1928),
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932),
Murrow, Edward R. (1908-1965)
OUIDA (Maria Louisa de la Ramée) (1839-1908),
WAUGH, Benjamin (1839-1908),
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Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Liberal
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Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal
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1909 |
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Selfridges opens
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CASLON, William.
DE HAVILLAND, Sir Geoffrey (1882-1965)
FRITH, W.P. (1819-1909),
MEREDITH, George, OM (1828-1909),
PINERO, Sir Arthur (1855-1934),
RIPON, George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of (1827-1909),
ROE, Alliott Verdon.
SIBELIUS, Jean (1865-1957),
STANLEY, W.F.R. (1829-1909),
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909),
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909),
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Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal
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1910 |
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First illuminated signs in Piccadilly Circus
Admiralty Arch built
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Adams-Acton, John ( 1830 - 1910 )
BATEMAN, H.M. (1887-1970),
DE HAVILLAND, Sir Geoffrey (1882-1965)
DEVINE, George (1910-1966),
FISHER, Admiral of the Fleet, Lord, OM (1841-1920),
GRENFELL, Joyce (1910-1979),
HOLMAN-HUNT, William, OM (1827-1910),
NEHRU, Jawaharlal (1889-1964),
NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1820-1910),
REID DICK, Sir William (1878-1961)
Rolls, Charles
TWAIN, Mark (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835-1910),
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Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal
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1911 |
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The Mall re built
Sidney Street siege
Population 7,252,000
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DILKE, Sir Charles Wentworth (1843-1911),
EDWARDS, John Passmore (1823-1911),
GALTON, Sir Francis (1822-1911),
GILBERT, Sir W.S. (William Schwenck) (1836-1911),
JACKSON, John Hughlings (1835-1911),
LAUDER, Sir Harry (1870-1950),
Lenin, Vladimir Ilich - Politician
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874-1965),
PEAKE, Mervyn (1911-1968),
Rattigan, Sir Terence (1911-1977) - playwright
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970)
STEPHEN, Virginia (Virginia Woolf) (1882-1941),
Sydney Street Siege
Whymper, Edward (1840 - 1911)
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ALMA-TADEMA, Sir Laurance, OM (1836-1912),
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR, Samuel (1875-1912),
CONS, Emma (1837-1912),
FERRIER, Kathleen (1912-1953),
GOOSSENS family
GROSSMITH, George, Senior (1847-1912),
HILL, Octavia (1838-1912),
JOHNSTON, Edward (1872-1944),
LABOUCHERE, Henry (1831-1912),
LANG, Andrew (1844-1912),
LISTER, Joseph, Lord (1827-1912),
LUGARD, Lord (1858-1945),
MASEFIELD, John, O.M. (1878-1967)
NEHRU, Jawaharlal (1889-1964),
SCOTT Captain, Robert Falcon (1868-1912),
Spilsbury, Sir Bernard (1877-1947),
STOKER, Bram (1847-1912),
Thames foot tunnel - Woolwich
TURING, Alan (1912-1954),
WILSON, Edward Adrian (1872-1912),
WINGFIELD, Major Walter Clopton (1833-1912),
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1913 |
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First annual Chelsea flower show
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AVEBURY, Baron, Sir John Lubbock (1834-1913),
BARNETT Samuel (1844-1913)
BRITTEN, Benjamin, O.M. (1913-1976),
Fu Manchu
HAMMOND, J.L. and Barbara,
Hitch, Private Frederick, VC (1856-1913)
HUTCHINSON, Sir Jonathan (1828-1913),
LEIGH, Vivien (1913-1967),
Morgan, John Pierpont (1837-1913)
SVEVO, Italo (alias for) SCHMITZ, Ettore (1861-1928),
WALLACE, Alfred Russel (1823-1913),
WEISZ, Victor, (Vicky) (1913-1966),
WHITE, William Hale (Mark Rutherford) (1831-1913),
WOLSELEY, Garnet, 1st Viscount (1833-1913),
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1914 |
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BATEMAN, H.M. (1887-1970),
Belgiums Gratitude for British Aid in 1914-1918
CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph (1836-1914),
CHAMBERLAIN, Joseph (1836-1914),
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
KITCHENER of Khartoum, Field Marshal Earl, KG (1850-1916),
KNEE, Fred (1868-1914),
NASH, Paul (1889-1946),
REID DICK, Sir William (1878-1961)
ROBERTS, Earl Fredrick Sleigh (1832-1914),
SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles (1837-1909),
THOMAS, Dylan (1914-1953),
WATTS-DUNTON, Theodore (1832-1914)
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Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal
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1915 |
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First air raid, a Zeppelin drops bombs near Guildhall
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CAVELL, Edith (1865-1915),
CRANE, Walter (1845-1915),
FLECKER, James Elroy (1884-1915),
GAUDIER-BRZESKA, Henri (1891-1915),
GRACE, W.G. (1848-1915),
HUGHES, Arthur (1832-1915),
KITCHENER of Khartoum, Field Marshal Earl, KG (1850-1916),
LAWRENCE, David Herbert (1885-1930),
OESTERBERG, Martina Bergman (1849-1915),
WOOLF, Leonard and Virginia
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World War I.
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Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal
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1916 |
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BOOTH, Charles (1840-1916),
DU MAURIER, Sir Gerald (1873-1934),
Gomme, Sir Laurence (1853-1916)
JAMES, Henry (1843-1916),
KELLY, Sir Gerald (1879-1972),
KEYNES, John Maynard (1883-1946),
KITCHENER of Khartoum, Field Marshal Earl, KG (1850-1916),
MACDONALD, Ramsay (1866-1937),
MUNRO, Hector Hugh, alias SAKI (1870-1916)
Ramsay, Sir William (1852–1916)
RUSSELL, Bertrand (1872-1970)
SOSEKI, Natsume (1867-1916)
STANFORD, Sir Charles (1852-1924),
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World War I.
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Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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1917 |
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Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett ( 1836 - 1917 )
Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett ( 1836 - 1917 )
BARING, Evelyn, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841-1917),
DE MORGAN, William (1839-1917),
GARRETT ANDERSON, Elizabeth (1836-1917),
HAWKINS, Sir Anthony Hope (Anthony Hope) (1863-1933),
THOMAS, Edward (1878-1917),
TREE, Sir Herbert Beerbohm (1853-1917),
WATERHOUSE, John William (1849-1917)
WOOLF, Leonard and Virginia
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Russian revolution World War I.
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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1918 |
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Adams, Henry Brooks ( 1838 - 1918 )
ALEXANDER, Sir George (1858-1918),
Belgiums Gratitude for British Aid in 1914-1918
DELIUS, Frederick (1862-1934),
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933),
Gibson, Guy V.C. (1918-1944)
HENRY, Sir Edward (1850-1931),
PARRY, Sir Charles Hubert (1848-1918),
ROSENBERG, Isaac (1890-1918),
TILAK, Lokamanya (1856-1920),
UNITED STATES EMBASSY (1863-1866),
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End of WW 1.
Women get the vote.
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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1919 |
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Cenotaph built
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CROOKES, Sir William (1832-1919),
DE MORGAN, William (1839-1917),
DELIUS, Frederick (1862-1934),
GROOM, John (1845-1919),
LUGARD, Lord (1858-1945),
MAUGHAM, William Somerset (1874-1965),
TILAK, Lokamanya (1856-1920),
WYNDHAM, Sir Charles (1837-1919),
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Anglo-Irish War Third Anglo-Afghan War
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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1920 |
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Edith Cavell statue built
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Beresford, Jack (1899 – 1977) Olympic rowing champion
BLYTON, Enid (1897-1968),
FISHER, Admiral of the Fleet, Lord, OM (1841-1920),
FRANKLIN, Rosalind (1920-1958)
GREET, Sir Philip Ben (1857-1936),
HENRY, Sir Edward (1850-1931),
LOCKYER, Sir Norman (1836-1920)
MUIRHEAD, Alexander (1848-1920),
RUTHERFORD, Dame Margaret (1892-1972)
SCHREINER, Olive (1855-1920),
TILAK, Lokamanya (1856-1920),
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Anglo-Irish War
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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1921 |
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King George 5 Docks open
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BRAIN, Dennis (1921-1957),
DAVIES, Emily (1830-1921),
DOBSON, Henry Austin (1840-1921),
DRYSDALE, Dr Charles Vickery (1874-1961),
FRIESE-GREENE, William Edward (1855-1921),
HYNDMAN, Henry Mayers (1842-1921),
KROPOTKIN, Prince Peter (1842-1921),
SAYERS, Dorothy L. (1893-1957),
SELFRIDGE, Harry Gordon (1858-1947)
STONE, Marcus (1840-1921),
STRANG, William (1859-1921),
SZABO, Violett, GC (1921-1945),
THORNDYKE, Dame Sybil (1882-1976),
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Anglo-Irish War
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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1922 |
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First commercial radio broadcast made from the Strand
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Abbas, Ali Mohammed ( 1922 - 1979 )
COBDEN-SANDERSON, Thomas James (1840-1922),
HARMSWORTH, Alfred, Viscount Northcliffe (1865-1922),
LLOYD, Marie (1870-1922),
MANSON, Sir Patrick (1844-1922),
MEYNELL, Alice (1847-1922),
SANTLEY, Sir Charles (1834-1922),
SCAWEN-BLUNT, Wilfrid (1840-1922),
SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922),
VENTRIS, Michael (1922-1956),
Wilson, Sir Henry - Assassinated
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BBC starts broadcasting
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David Lloyd George (Liberal
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Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative
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1923 |
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First FA cup final at Wembley
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BONAR LAW, Andrew (1858-1923),
CHAMBERLAIN, Neville (1869-1940),
CHEVALIER, Albert (1861-1923),
GRESLEY, Sir Nigel (1876-1941),
MANSFIELD, Katherine (1888-1923),
TREVES, Sir Frederick (1853-1923)
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Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1924 |
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Beresford, Jack (1899 – 1977) Olympic rowing champion
BLYTON, Enid (1897-1968),
BURNETT, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924),
CONRAD, Joseph (1857-1924),
Eden, Anthony - Prime Minister
FENWICK, Ethel Gordon (1857-1947),
HALL, Radclyffe (1880-1943),
REITH, Lord (1889-1971),
SHARP, Cecil (1859-1924),
STANFORD, Sir Charles (1852-1924),
WHALL, Christopher Whitworth (1849-1924),
WOOLF, Leonard and Virginia
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1925 |
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BEVAN, Robert Polhill (1865-1925),
Burton, Richard (1925 - 1984).
Chapman, Herbert (1878 – 1934) - Legendary Arsenal Football Club manager
CURZON, George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859-1925),
FIRST, Ruth (1925-1982)
HAGGARD, Sir Henry Rider (1856-1925),
Lao She (1899-1966)
LEVER, William Hesketh, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851-1925)
MACDONALD, Ramsay (1866-1937),
MILNER, Alfred, Lord (1854-1925),
SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967),
THORNYCROFT, Sir Hamo (1850-1925),
TV
VON HUGEL, Baron Friedrich (1852-1925),
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1926 |
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John Logie Baird demonstrates TV
First roundabout in Parliament Square
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BAIRD, John Logie (1888-1946),
Baldwin, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Prime Minister
Baldwin, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Prime Minister
Elizabeth 2, Queen
Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979)
HITCHCOCK, Sir Alfred (1899-1980),
HUGHES, Mary (1860-1941),
LASKI, Harold (1893-1950),
SCOTT, Sir George Gilbert (1880-1960),
SLOVO, Joe (1926-1995)
Tait,Thomas Smith
ZANGWILL, Israel (1864-1926),
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General Strike
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1927 |
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Baldwin, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Prime Minister
Baldwin, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Prime Minister
FILDES, Sir Samuel Luke (1844-1927),
FORBES, Vivian FORBES (1891-1937)
GOOSSENS family
HAY, Will (1888-1949),
JEROME, Jerome K. (1859-1927),
PHILPOT, Glyn (1863-1937)
PRYDE, James (1866-1941)
ROBINSON, F. Cayley (1862-1927)
Tait,Thomas Smith
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1928 |
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Penicillin discovered in St Mary's Hospital Paddington
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ALLENBY, Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman, Viscount (1861-1936),
ASQUITH, Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (1852-1928),
Baldwin, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Prime Minister
Baldwin, Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - Prime Minister
BOMBERG, David (1890-1957),
FRAMember of ParliamentTON, George (1860-1928),
GOSSE, Sir Edmund (1849-1928),
HALDANE, Lord (1856-1928),
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928),
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928),
HOWARD, Ebenezer (1850-1928),
Lao She (1899-1966)
LAUGHTON, Charles (1899-1962),
Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928), Dame Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
PANKHURST, Emmeline (1858 - 1928), Christabel (1880-1958), Sylvia (1882-1960)
RELPH, Harry (1851-1928),
SALMOND, Sir John Maitland (1881-1968)
Strachey, Lady Jane - Suffragist
SVEVO, Italo (alias for) SCHMITZ, Ettore (1861-1928),
TERRY, Dame Ellen (1847-1928),
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Death of Thomas Hardy
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1929 |
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Television invented
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BLISS, Sir Arthur (1891-1975),
BUTT, Dame Clara (1873-1937),
Chapman, Herbert (1878 – 1934) - Legendary Arsenal Football Club manager
FAWCETT, Dame Millicent Garrett (1847-1929),
Fields, Dame Gracie (1898-1979)
HALL, Radclyffe (1880-1943),
HILL, Graham (1929-1975),
LANGTRY, Lillie (1852-1929),
MORRISON, Herbert, Lord Morrison of Lambeth (1888-1965),
ROBESON, Paul (1898-1976)
ROSEBERY, 5th Earl (1847-1929),
SAYERS, Dorothy L. (1893-1957),
SELFRIDGE, Harry Gordon (1858-1947)
WAINWRIGHT, Lincoln Stanhope (1847-1929),
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour
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1930 |
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Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam)- Imperial War Museum
Chapman, Herbert (1878 – 1934) - Legendary Arsenal Football Club manager
CONAN DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930),
GREAVES, Walter (1846-1930),
Hall, Henry (1898-1989)
LAWRENCE, David Herbert (1885-1930),
McMILLAN, The Rachael McMillan College (1930-1977),
REITH, Lord (1889-1971),
ROBESON, Paul (1898-1976)
SMITH, F.E., Earl of Birkenhead (1872-1930),
Tait,Thomas Smith
WARLOCK, Peter, Philip Arnold Hesseltine (1894-1930),
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James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour
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1931 |
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Shell-Mex house
Popluation 8,203,000
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BENNETT, Arnold (1867-1931),
BEVIN, Ernest (1881-1951),
Bracken, Brendan - Member of Parliament (1901-1958)
BRITTEN, Benjamin, O.M. (1913-1976),
GANDHI, Mahatma (1869-1948),
HENRY, Sir Edward (1850-1931),
JOYCE, James (1882-1941),
LAUGHTON, Charles (1899-1962),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
LETHABY, William Richard (1857-1931),
McMILLAN, The Rachael McMillan College (1930-1977),
MELBA, Dame Nellie (1861-1931)
ORPEN, Sir William (1878-1931),
RAVILIOUS, Eric (1903-1942).
RICKETTS, Charles
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James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour
) |
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James Ramsay MacDonald (National
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1932 |
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Broadcasting house
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Chapman, Herbert (1878 – 1934) - Legendary Arsenal Football Club manager
DICKINSON, Goldsworthy Lowes.
GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932),
Hall, Henry (1898-1989)
KORDA, Sir Alexander (1893-1956)
PLAATJE, Sol (1876-1932),
PLATH, Sylvia (1932-1963),
ROSS, Sir Ronald (1857-1932),
SASSOON, Siegfried (1886-1967),
STRACHEY, Lytton (1880-1932),
THORNDYKE, Dame Sybil (1882-1976),
WALLACE, Edgar (1875-1932),
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James Ramsay MacDonald (National
) |
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1933 |
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BESANT, Annie (1847-1933),
BRITTEN, Benjamin, O.M. (1913-1976),
G.P.O. FILM UNIT
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933),
GALSWORTHY, John (1867-1933),
GREY, Sir Edward, Viscount Grey of Falloden (1862-1933),
HAWKINS, Sir Anthony Hope (Anthony Hope) (1863-1933),
HUXLEY, Leonard (1860-1933),
Kenyatta, Jomo (c1894-1978) - first President of the Republic of Kenya
MOORE, George (1852-1933),
TWEED, John (1863-1933),
WALKER, Sir Emery (1851-1933),
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James Ramsay MacDonald (National
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1934 |
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ASTAFIEVA, Princess Seraphine (1876-1934),
BOMBERG, David (1890-1957),
Chapman, Herbert (1878 – 1934) - Legendary Arsenal Football Club manager
CHRISTIE, Dame Agatha (1890-1976)
CLARKSON, Willy (1861-1934),
COTON-BURNETT, Dame Ivy (1884-1969),
DELIUS, Frederick (1862-1934),
DU MAURIER, Sir Gerald (1873-1934),
DUKE-ELDER, Sir Stewart (1898-1978)
ELGAR, Sir Edward (1857-1934),
HAY, Will (1888-1949),
Holst, Gustav (1874-1934)
JAGGER, Charles Sargeant (1885-1934),
PINERO, Sir Arthur (1855-1934),
PLAYFAIR, Sir Nigel (1874-1934),
SOPWITH, Sir Thomas (1888-1989)
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James Ramsay MacDonald (National
) |
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1935 |
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Green Belt established
Battersea power station
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CHAMBERLAIN, Neville (1869-1940),
GROSSMITH, George, Junior (1874-1935),
HENDERSON, Arthur (1863-1935),
HOLTBY, Winifred (1898-1935),
ISAACS, Rufus, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860-1935),
JELLICOE, Admiral of the Fleet, Earl, OM (1859-1935),
LAWRENCE, T.E. (1888-1935),
RAVILIOUS, Eric (1903-1942).
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James Ramsay MacDonald (National
) |
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1936 |
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Battle of Cable Street
Adelphi destroyed
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ALLENBY, Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman, Viscount (1861-1936),
BARNETT, Dame Henrietta (1851-1936),
BEATTY, David, Earl OM (1871-1936)
Cable Street - Riot
CHESTERTON, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936),
GREET, Sir Philip Ben (1857-1936),
HOUSMAN, A.E. (1859-1936),
KIPLING, Rudyard (1865-1936),
KORDA, Sir Alexander (1893-1956)
NASH, Paul (1889-1946),
PEARSON, Karl (1857-1936),
SALMOND, Sir John Maitland (1881-1968)
TELEVISION.
WELLCOME, Sir Henry (1853-1936),
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Jarrow March
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George 5 (Windsor)
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Edward (Abdicated) |
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Stanley Baldwin (Conservative
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1937 |
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