The Restoration and 18th Century

  • Theaters reopened

    London Theaters reopened; actresses appear on the stage for the first time.
  • Charles II Proclaims king of England

    Charles II was crowned in 1661
  • Plague hits

    The plague claims more than 68,000 people in London.
  • The Great Fire

    The Great Fire swept through London from September 2nd to September 5th 1666.
  • English Tests Act

    The English Test Act, of 1673, band Roman Catholics from public office.
  • John Dryden

    John Dryden's All for Love, or The World Well Last was first produced.
  • Reestablishing Catholic Church

    King James II tries to reestablish the catholic church from 1685 - 1688.
  • Glorious Revolution

    James II succeeded by protestant rulers William and Marry.
  • John Locke

    John Locke publishes An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
  • Great Britian

    England, Wales, and Scotland politically unify as Great Britain.
  • The Rape of the Lock

    Alexander Pope publishes The Rape of the Lock. This was first published anonymously, but then taken back and revised and reissued by Pope in 1714
  • George I

    George I, who could not speak English, become King of England.
  • Gulliver's Travels

    Johnathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels.
  • A modest Proposal

    Swift publishes A Modest Proposal, protesting English treatment of Irish poor.
  • Thomas Grey

    Thomas Grey publishes "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"
  • George III

    George III was crowned King of England (Became known as the King who lost the American Colonies)
  • British Parliament

    The British Parliament passes Stamp Act for taxing American Colonies
  • Mozart

    Mozart Writes Symphony No. 1 at the age of only nine.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party protests tax on tea by dumping 342 chests of British tea into the harbor.
  • American Revolution

    The American Revolution begins in 1775 and lasts till 1783.
  • French Revolution

    The French Revolution began in 1789 to 1799
  • Rosetta Stone

    The Rosetta Stone was found in Egypt.
  • Napoleon

    Napoleon heads revolutionary Government in France.