Author Chronology Display
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1764 |
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De Bougainville establishes French colony in Falklands |
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1764 |
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Catherine the Great confiscates ecclesiastical lands |
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1764 |
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Hargreaves’ “Spinning Jenny” |
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1764 |
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Gothic Literature |
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1764, January 19 |
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Wilkes expelled from Commons for seditious libel |
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1764, February 21 |
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Court of King's Bench finds Wilkes guilty |
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1764, April 11 |
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Treaty between Russia and Prussia |
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1764, May 18 |
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The American Revenue Act - Molasses Act / Sugar Act amended to tax American Colonies |
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1764, September 07 |
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Stanislas Poniatowski elected King of Poland |
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1765, March 23 |
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Stamp Act |
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1765, March 24 |
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Quartering Act |
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1765, May 29 |
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Henry challenges Britain's right to tax colonies |
1765, July 16
(to 1766, July 30) |
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The Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister for the first time |
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1765, August 12 |
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East India Company granted status of tax collector for Bengal, Bihar and Orissa |
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1765, August 13 |
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Archduke Leopold becomes ruler of Tuscany |
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1765, August 18 |
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Joseph II succeeds Francis I as Holy Roman Emperor |
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1765, September |
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British acquire fiscal rights in Isle of Man |
1765, October 07
(to 1765, October 25) |
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The Stamp Act Congress |
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1765, December |
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Louis XVI becomes heir to French throne |
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1766 |
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Bildungsroman |
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Citation:
Clark, Robert. "Author Chronology for Jane Austen". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 1 September 2007.
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/newlifeline.php?id_author_0=5167, accessed 19 June 2013.]
