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1700 |
William Congreve, The Way of the World. |
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1700 |
John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (4th edition; contains for the first time the famous chapter on "The Association of Ideas" II.xxxiii). |
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1700 |
Sarah Fyge Egerton, "An Ode on the Death of John Dryden, Esq., by a Young Lady," published in
Luctus Britannici as by "S. F." |
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1700 |
Mary de la Rivere Manley edits The Nine Muses, or Poems by Nine Several Ladies upon the Death of John Dryden, Esq., containing three elegies signed by Mrs. S. F. [Sarah Fyge Egerton]; other contributors were Mrs. Manley, Lady Pierce, Mrs. Field, Mrs. Pix, Mrs. C. Trotter, and
Mrs. D. E. |
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1700 |
Mary Astell, Some Reflections on Marriage. |
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June 23, 1700 |
Solomon de Medina becomes the first Jewish knight. |
*Anglo-Jewish History |
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1701 |
Anne Finch (Countess of Winchilsea, "Ardelia"), "The Spleen." |
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1702 - 1713 |
Queen Anne's War, Britain against France |
*France |
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Mar 8, 1702 |
Anne Stuart becomes queen. |
*House of Stuart |
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1703 |
Sarah Fyge Egerton, Poems. |
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1703 |
Nicholas Rowe, one of the creators of bourgeois domestic drama, The Fair Penitent. |
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1704 |
Mary Astell, Moderation Truly Stated, A Fair Way with Dissenters and their Patrons, An Impartial Enquiry into the Causes of Rebellion and Civil War. |
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1704 |
Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, The Battle of the Books. |
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1704 |
Sir Isaac Newton, Opticks. |
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1704 |
John Dennis, Grounds of Criticism in Poetry. |
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1704 |
Death of John Locke.
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1705 |
Mary Astell, The Christian Religion as Professed by a Daughter of the Church. |
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1705 |
Sir Richard Steele, The Tender Husband. |
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1705 |
Bernard Mandeville, The Grumbling Hive (later, in 1714, remarks are appended to this poem and the whole is entitled The Fable of the Bees). |
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1706 |
Mary Astell, Rpt. of Some Reflections on Marriage, with a Preface. |
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1706 |
Sarah Fyge Egerton, Rpt. of The Female Advocate (an answer to Robert Gould). |
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1707 |
Aurangzeb, last great Mogul Emperor, dies; new power installed in Delhi only titular. Mahratta powers terrorize North and Central India. Imperial governors of Bengal and Southern India create, in effect, independent kingdoms. |
*India |
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1707 |
Penelope Aubin, "The Stuarts." |
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Jan 1, 1707 |
Union with Scotland: Scots agreed to send 16 peers and 45 MPs to English Parliament in return for full trading privileges; Scottish Parliament met for the last time in March. |
*Scotland |
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1708 |
Penelope Aubin, "The Ecstasy" (presented to Queen Anne), "The Welcome: a poem to the Duke of Marlborough." |
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