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Caxton sets up in London |
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c. 1476 |
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Luther outraged by sale of indulgences |
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1517 |
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Luther nails document to church door |
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1517 |
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| Woodcut portrait of Martin Luther National Archives, Kew
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Thomas More beheaded |
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1535 |
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| Interrogations for the trial of Sir Thomas More National Archives, Kew
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1554 |
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| Letter from Elizabeth to her sister Mary I National Archives, Kew
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Elizabeth writes to her sister Mary, begging to be released from the Tower |
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1554 |
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Mary I succeeded by sister, Elizabeth |
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1558 |
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Mary marries her cousin Darnley |
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1565 |
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Darnley murdered, Mary marries suspect |
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1567 |
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Letters implicate Mary Queen of Scots |
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1567 |
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Mary Queen of Scots at Elizabeth's mercy |
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1568 |
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1568 |
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| Allegorical sketch of Mary Queen of Scots in 1567 National Archives, Kew
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Drake home from trip round world |
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1580 |
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Mary Queen of Scots beheaded |
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1587 |
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Drake singes king's beard |
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1587 |
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Spanish Armada defeated |
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1588 |
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| Letter from Drake describing the Armada campaign National Archives, Kew Enlarge on linked site
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Elizabeth is depicted in a legal document |
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c. 1589 |
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1590 |
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| Illuminated 'plea roll' portrait of Elizabeth I National Archives, Kew Enlarge on linked site
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Shakespeare shows his paces with Richard III |
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1592 |
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Elizabeth writes her last known letter |
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1603 |
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| The last known letter of Elizabeth I, 1603 National Archives, Kew
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Queen Elizabeth dies in Richmond Palace |
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1603 |
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Shakespeare features in a list of actors |
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c. 1604 |
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| List of the King's Men in 1604, including Shakespeare National Archives, Kew
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Gunpowder Plot damages Catholic cause |
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1605 |
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| Confession of Guy Fawkes in 1605 National Archives, Kew Enlarge on linked site
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Globe burns during Shakespeare's last play |
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1613 |
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Shakespeare dies |
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c. 1616 |
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| Shakespeare's Will National Archives, Kew Enlarge on linked site
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Milton's Lycidas |
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1637 |
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Milton sues to recover a debt |
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c. 1654 |
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| Inventory of a gentleman taken to court by John Milton, 1654 National Archives, Kew
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£10 for Paradise Lost |
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1667 |
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Defoe petitions to avoid a gaol sentence |
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c. 1703 |
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| Letter from Daniel Defoe in 1703 National Archives, Kew
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Crusoe meets Man Friday |
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1719 |
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Burlington puts in design for Houses of Parliament |
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c. 1733 |
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| Design by Burlington for new Houses of Parliament in 1733 National Archives, Kew
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Dick Turpin in tangle with the law |
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c. 1739 |
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| Indictment of Dick Turpin for stealing a black mare in 1739 National Archives, Kew Enlarge on linked site
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Dick Turpin hanged in York |
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1739 |
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Captain Cook sails for Pacific |
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1768 |
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| Letter from Captain Cook in preparation for his first voyage National Archives, Kew Enlarge on linked site
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Nelson dies at Trafalgar |
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1805 |
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| The boat carrying Nelson's coffin National Archives, Kew
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Sense and Sensibility |
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1811 |
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Jane Austen dies |
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c. 1817 |
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