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The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century (1660's (1700's (1709-…
The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century
1660- Charles II is proclaimed king of England (crowned in 1661)
1660-
Samuel Pepys
begins his diary
1660's- London theaters reopen; actresses appear onstage for the first time
1678-
John Bunyan
publishes
The Pilgrim's Progress,
Part 1
1688- Aphra Behn publishes
Oroonoko
, an early antislavery novel
1664- Plague claims more than 68,000 people in London
1660's
1700's
1709- First issue of Addison and Steele's
The Tatler
is printed
1712-
Alexaner Pope
publishes part of
The Rape of the Lock
1719-
Daniel Defoe
publishes
Robinson Crusoe
1726-
Jonathan Swift
publishes
Gullivers Travels
1729-
Swift
publishes
A Modest Proposal
1740- Samuel Richardson publishes
Pamela, or Birtue Rewarded
1755- Samuel Johnson publishes his
Dictionary of the English Language
1789- Olaudah Equiano publishes his autobiography in Briatin
1791- James Bosswell's
The Life of Sameul Johnson
is published
1707- England, Wales, and Scotland are politically unified as Great Britian
1714- George I becomes king of England
1718- In England, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu introduces Turkish practice of inoculation against smallpox
1760- George III crowned king of England
1765- British Parliament passes Stamp Act for taxing American Colonies
1666- Great Fire destroys much of London
1673- English Test Act bans Roman Catholics from public office
1685-1688- James II, king of England tries to reestablish Catholic Church
1687- Newton publishes
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy
1688-1689- Glorious (Bloodless) Revolution: James II is succeeded by Protestant rulers William and Mary
1690- John Locke publishes
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
1695- English Parliament, enacts Penal Laws, depriving Irish Catholics of civil rights