Timeline: Brit Lit 1 restoration and 18th century | Timetoast

Period: Nov 28, 1628 to Aug 31, 1688

John Bunyan
Period: Aug 9, 1631 to May 12, 1700

John Dryden

Dryden's birth/death dates
Period: Aug 29, 1632 to Oct 28, 1704

John Locke
Period: Dec 14, 1640 to Apr 16, 1689

Aphra Behn

birth/death dates
Period: May 27, 1642 to May 27, 1800

rise of the novel

Puritans wishing to cleanse England of the sinful theatre acitivity kept theatrical activity to a minimum. Accordingly, previous playwrights began writing novels instead.
http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Theatre_History/Theahis_10.html
Period: Apr 1, 1647 to Jul 26, 1680

Earl of Rochester

birth/death dates
May 29, 1650

Emergence of Realism
May 29, 1650

Emergence of Formalism
May 29, 1660

Charles II restored to the English thron
May 29, 1660

Theaters reopened

Theaters reopened; reemergence of drama
Period: May 29, 1660 to Apr 24, 1731

Daniel Dafoe
Period: May 29, 1660 to May 29, 1700

Emergence of new trends in comedy, mostly satire and wit
Period: May 29, 1660 to May 29, 1678

Heroic Tragedy dominated stage
May 27, 1664

Outbreak of the bubonic plague in London
Sep 2, 1666

The Great Fire of London

The fire burned until September 5, 1666.
Period: Nov 30, 1667 to Oct 19, 1745

Jonathan Swift
Feb 6, 1685

James II takes throne
Period: May 21, 1688 to May 30, 1744

Alexander Pope
Jun 10, 1688

Glorious Revolution

James II is overthrown by Dutch William of Orange and his wife Mary of England.
May 29, 1700

London population reaches 675,000
May 29, 1710

Copyright Act

limited copyright lengths to 21 years for books already in print and 14 years for new titles
Aug 1, 1714

George I succeeds to the throne
Nov 22, 1727

George II succeeds to the throne
Period: May 27, 1756 to May 27, 1763

Seven Years' War
Oct 25, 1760

George III succeeds to the throne
Period: Apr 19, 1775 to Sep 3, 1783

American Revolution
May 29, 1780

London population exceeds 700,000