Timeline of History and Events of Blake's life

By ShanMay
  • Rousseau's birth

    Rousseau's birth

    Genevan Philosopher

  • Diderot's birth

  • Thomas Paine's birth

    Norfolk

  • Blake born in London, Soho

    Lived his whole life in London.

  • AMERICAN REVOLUTION

    Due to the thirteen american colonies rejecting the british monarchy and overthrew the authority of Great Britain.

  • Attended drawing school

  • Wordsworth born

  • Apprenticed to an engraver

    James Basire

  • Rousseau's death

  • Completed apprenticeship

    Entered the Royal Academy as an engraving student

  • Married

    Catherine Boucher

  • Printed collection of verses

    Political sketches

  • AMERICAN REVOLUTION ENDED

  • Father's death

    Started in a print shop in London

  • Diderot's death

  • Brother's death

  • Published two tracts

    'There is no natural religion'
    'All religions are one'

  • The book of Thel

  • STORMING OF THE BASTILLE

  • FRENCH REVOLUTION

  • EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI

    First victim of the reign of terror. Lady Marie Antionette was guillotined 16th October the same year.

  • Published The marriage of heaven and hell

    Also published versions of the Daughters Albion

  • REIGN OF TERROR IN FRANCE

  • Published Songs of Innocence and Experiences

  • END OF THE REIGN OF TERROR

    16594 people were killed by the guillotine, and another 25 thousand executed across france.

  • Blake moves to Sussex

  • Blake's worldly failure

  • Blake moves back to London

  • Engraves a poem called 'Milton'

    It's the second of an epic poem which deals with a contest between the hero Milton and Satan.

  • NAPOLEON CROWNED EMPEROR

  • BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR

  • Paine's death

  • LUDITE RIOTS

  • NAPOLEON ABDICATES

  • RIOTS IN BRITAIN

  • Friends with John Linnell

    Who introduced him to a group of artists who shared Blake's religious seriosness.

  • GEORGE THE THIRD DEATH

  • BLAKE'S DEATH

  • Wordsworth's britains poet laureate

  • Wordsworth's death