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The first English periodical was published in London by the printers Archer and Bourne
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Charles I succeeded James I
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The king was asked to give up his command of the armed forces but he refus --> the civil was broke out
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Cromwll took control of London and the king was taken prisoner
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Execution of the king. The monarchy was abolished and the country was ruled as 'The Commonwealth'
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He crushed a rebellion in Ireland
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The first half of 17th century represented a critical stage in the replacement of one world view with another.
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He wrote Leviathan
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Was called 'Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland'
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he died
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Matthew Hopkins launched a campaign of terror against suspected English witches
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He was born
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London was struck by an outbreak of bubonic plague
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Grat fire at Hampton Court, Greenwich, Chelsea and the universities
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He wrote Paradise Lost
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Last execution in England at Exeter Castle
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James II succeeded Charles II
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James' wife, Mary of Modena, gave birth to a son
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Bill of rights represented the victory of a parliamentary, or constitutional, monarchy
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He wrote Two Treatises on Government
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Scotland became united with England with the Act of Union
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'The Spectator' was published
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He began to write Robinson Crusoe
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He published 'Moll Flanders and Colonel Jack'
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Tea, coffee and chocolate became subject of taxation
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Walpole and his government were accused of corruption and bribery during elections
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The Whig William Pitt entered Parliament as an opponent of Walpole
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The first dictionary of the English language, from 1747 to 1755
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It was wrote 'Il Caffé'
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Pitt became prime minister
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Newspapers were allowed to send their reporters to attend Parliamentary sessions and write about them
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From 1772 newspapers were allowed to send their reporters to attend Parliamentary sessions and write about them
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Was founded 'The Daily Universal Registrer'
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'The Daily Universal Registrer' became 'The Times'
