English 102: Timeline 1642-1820

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1642	Civil War in England, theaters closed
1649	Charles I executed, beginning of Interregnum
1660	Charles II restored to the throne
1688	The Glorious Revolution: deposition of James II and accession of William of Orange
1707	Act of Union unites Scotland and England, which thus become "Great Britain"
1737	Theatrical Licensing Act is passed largely due to satires against Robert Walpole (Prime Minister and father of Horace Walpole) by Henry Fielding. This forces Fielding to write novels
1752	The Female Quixote published
1764	The castle of Otranto published
1778	Evelina published
1791	A Simple Story published
1796	The Monk published
1801	Female Quixotism published in America
1811-20	Regency--George, Prince of Wales, acts as regent for George III, who is declared incurably insane.

--MarthineSatris 00:00, 12 September 2007 (PDT)