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Alfred the Great
Allen, William
Bacon, Francis
Bacon, Roger
Bede
Bede, Hale
Bunyan, John
Caxton, William
Ceolwulf
Chaucer, Goeffrey
Congreve, William
Cotgrave, Randle
Donne, John
Dryden, John
Dudley
Dudley I
Edward, Thomas
Edward VI
Ellwood, Thomas
Evelyn, John
Fish, Simon
Fox, John
Goodrich, Thomas
Henry
Henry I
Henry VI
Henry VIII
James I
Jewel, John
John of Salisbury
Locke, John
Malory, Thomas
Milton, John
Montfort, Simon de
More, Thomas
Newton, Isaac
Nisbet, Murdoch
Parker, Matthew
Parr
Pell, John
Pepys, Samuel
Pole, Reginald
Pugh, Thomas
Purcell, Henry
Purcey, John
Raliegh, Walter
Rowe, Nicholas
Scott
Shirley, James
Smith, Thomas
Stow, John
Temple, William
Tyndale, John
Wells, Herbert George
William I the Conqueror
Wilson, Thomas
Wycliffe, John
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History of England
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| | 0731 | Bede | |
| Publication of, "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" |
| 0731 | Ceolwulf | |
| Publication of, "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" |
| 0736 | Bede, Hale | |
| Publication of, "On the Nature of Things", claims the Earth is round |
| 0849 | Alfred the Great | |
| Born at Wantage, fifth son of Ethelwulf |
| 0890 | Alfred the Great | |
| "Society & How to Rule It", Alfred's translation of "On the Consolation of Philosophy" |
| 1020 | Wells, Herbert George | |
| Publication of, "Outline of History" |
| 1056 | William I the Conqueror | |
| Has a 3rd son, the future William II Rufus |
| 1087 | William I the Conqueror | |
| Revals England has a population of 1.5 million |
| Reveals the Church owns 27%, monarchy 17% & immigrant Barons 49% of land value |
| The Doomsday book reveals 35% of land is arable, 30% pasture & 15% woodland |
| 1126 | Henry I | |
| Declared Heiress presumptive |
| 1159 | John of Salisbury | |
| Publication of, "Policraticus", a treatise on government |
| 1208 | Montfort, Simon de | |
| Fourth son of Simon IV de Montfort, born in Normandy |
| 1268 | Bacon, Roger | |
| Publication of, "Opus majus" for Pope Clement IV |
| Publication of, "Opus tertium" for Pope Clement IV |
| 1380 | Wycliffe, John | |
| English translation of the Bible |
| 1381 | Wycliffe, John | |
| Publication of, "Confessio", open publication of this "heretical" work |
| 1384 | Chaucer, Goeffrey | |
| Publication of, "House of Fame" |
| 1385 | Chaucer, Goeffrey | |
| Publication of, "Troilus & Criseyde" |
| 1388 | Purcey, John | |
| Completes the 1st translation of the entire Bible into English |
| 1421 | Henry VI | |
| 6th Dec The only child of Henry V & Catherine of Valois is born at Windsor |
| 1471 | Malory, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Morte d'Arthur" |
| 1474 | Caxton, William | |
| Publication of, "Historyes of Troye", the first book printed in English |
| 1511 | Henry VIII | |
| 1st Jan Has a son who lives for only 52 days |
| 1516 | Henry VIII | |
| 18th Feb Catherine bears him the only surviving heir from their marriage |
| 1516 | More, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "History of Richard III" |
| Publication of, "Utopia" |
| Utopia is an Island, Greek for "no place" where everything is shared |
| 1521 | Henry VIII | |
| Publication of, "Defense of the Seven Sacraments", attacks Martin Luther |
| 1525 | Nisbet, Murdoch | |
| Trans lates the Bible into Scots |
| 1526 | Tyndale, John | |
| 1st copies of New Testament are smuggled into London |
| Publication of, "Bible", completes an English version of the Bible |
| 1528 | More, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "A Dialogue Concerning Heresies", an attack on Tyndale |
| 1528 | Tyndale, John | |
| "God hath made the King in every realm judge over all, & over him there is no judge" |
| Publication of, "Obedience of a Chris tian Man", defends Chris tian equality |
| 1529 | Fish, Simon | |
| Publication of, "A Supplication for the Beggars", a satire of the wealth of the clergy |
| 1529 | More, Thomas | |
| "Dialogue Concerning Heresies", critizes many of the reformers |
| 1530 | Tyndale, John | |
| Publication of, "Practice of Prelates", denounces Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine |
| 1533 | Henry VIII | |
| 7th Sep Anne Boleyn gives birth in Greenwich to the future Elizabeth I |
| 1533 | More, Thomas | |
| "Confutation of Tyndale's Answer", critical of John Tyndale |
| 1534 | More, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation" |
| 1536 | Pole, Reginald | |
| Publication of, "Pro Ecclesiasticae Unitatis Defensione" |
| 1537 | Goodrich, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Institution of a Chris tian Man", known as the "Bishop's Book" |
| 1545 | Parr | |
| Publication of, "Prayers Stirring the Mind Unto Heavenly Meditation" |
| 1551 | Wilson, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Rule of Reason" |
| 1552 | Dudley | |
| The new Prayer Book is introduced |
| 1552 | Dudley I | |
| Replaces the Prayer Book issued in 1549, ends any compromise with Catholicism |
| 1552 | Edward VI | |
| "Book of Common Prayer" |
| 1559 | Parker, Matthew | |
| Publication of, "The Book of Homilies", for use in the pulpit |
| Publication of, "The Injunctions" |
| 1562 | Jewel, John | |
| Claims the Church of England was founded to return to early Chris tian practices |
| Publication of, "Apology of the Church of England" |
| 1563 | Fox, John | |
| Publication of, "Book of Martyrs", appeals against any return to Rome |
| 1563 | Parker, Matthew | |
| Publication of, "39 Articles " |
| 1566 | Parker, Matthew | |
| Publication of, "Advertisements" |
| 1570 | Fox, John | |
| Publication of, "Book of Martyrs", published for a 2nd time |
| 1583 | Smith, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "De Republica Anglorum" |
| 1584 | Allen, William | |
| Publication of, "True, Sincere & Modest Defense of English Catholics" |
| 1597 | Bacon, Francis | |
| Publication of, "Essays", completes first volume of essays |
| 1597 | Bacon, Roger | |
| Bacon is the ascribed author of the alchemical manual Speculum Alchemiae, translated into English as "The Mirror of Alchimy" in 1597 |
| 1598 | Stow, John | |
| Publication of, "Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion & heavy traffic |
| 1601 | Donne, John | |
| Publication of, "Songs & Sonnets" |
| 1610 | Donne, John | |
| Publication of, "Biothanatos", a study of suicide |
| Publication of, "The Holy Sonnets" |
| Publication of, "The Pseudo-Martyr" |
| 1611 | Cotgrave, Randle | |
| Publication of, "A Dictionarie of the French & English Tongues" |
| 1614 | Raliegh, Walter | |
| Publication of, "History of the World", written imprisoned in the Tower of London |
| 1618 | James I | |
| Publishes a book stating which games can be played after Church on Sundays |
| 1625 | James I | |
| Publication of, "Book of Sports ", activities allowed on Sundays after church service |
| 1631 | Shirley, James | |
| The play "Love's Cruelty" is 1st performed |
| 1634 | Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "Astronomical History of Observations of Heavenly Motions" |
| Publication of, "Ecliptica prognostica" |
| 1639 | Henry | |
| The future Duke of Gloucester |
| 1643 | Milton, John | |
| Publication of, "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce |
| 1644 | Milton, John | |
| 1st publication of "Areopagetica", in support of freedom of the press |
| 1646 | Edward, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Gangraena", an alarmist account of sectarian activities |
| 1646 | Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "Controversy with Longomontanus" |
| 1649 | Milton, John | |
| Publication of, "The Tenure of Kings & Magistrates" |
| 1649 | Scott | |
| 9th April Born to Charles II & Lucey Walter in Rotterdam, reared as a Protestant in Paris |
| 1650 | Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "An Idea of the Mathematics, I2iflO" |
| 1658 | Pugh, Thomas | |
| Claims Cromwell is descended from the Princes of Britain |
| Publication of, "British & Outlandish Prophecies" |
| 1659 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "Heroic Stanzas", a memorial volume about Oliver Cromwell |
| 1660 | Pepys, Samuel | |
| 1st Jan Begins to keep his "Diary" |
| 1661 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "To His Sacred Majesty", about the Restoration |
| 1662 | Ellwood, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "Paradise Regained" |
| 1667 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "Annus Mirabilis", concerning the Great Fire & the Dutch Wars |
| 1668 | Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "Translation of Rizonius's Algebra" |
| 1671 | Milton, John | |
| Publication of, "Paradise Regained" written at the suggestion of Thomas Ellwood |
| 1672 | Bunyan, John | |
| Publication of, "Pilgrim's Progress", the first part is written in prison |
| 1672 | Pell, John | |
| Publication of, "A Table of Ten Thousand Square Numbers" |
| 1673 | Temple, William | |
| Publication of, "Observations Upon the United Provinces" |
| 1674 | Milton, John | |
| Publication of, "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes |
| 1677 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "All For Love" |
| 1679 | Purcell, Henry | |
| Appointed Organist at Westminster Abbey |
| 1681 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "The Spanish Fryer" |
| 1682 | Evelyn, John | |
| Publication of, "Sylva", proposes building gardens in London & a green belt |
| 1684 | Newton, Isaac | |
| Publication of, "De Motu" |
| 1687 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "The Hind & The Panther", justifies his conversion to Catholicism |
| 1687 | Newton, Isaac | |
| "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia" |
| 1690 | Dryden, John | |
| Publication of, "King Arthur" with Henry Purcell |
| 1690 | Locke, John | |
| Claims experience is the source of knowledge |
| Publication of, "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" |
| Publication of, "Two Treatises On Government", Liberal Constitutionalist ideas |
| 1692 | Rowe, Nicholas | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| 1693 | Locke, John | |
| Publication of, "Thoughts Concerning Education" |
| 1695 | Congreve, William | |
| Publication of, "Love For Love", a comedy |
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