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17th and 18th Centuries

17th and 18th Centuries 

Edward Jenner and smallpox vaccination – 1796

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Edward Jenner carried out the first successful smallpox vaccination and overcame early  expert scepticism before winning acceptance for his method. Here

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Funeral of George II – 1760

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Horace Walpole’s account of the funeral of George II in 1760 is a mix of pathos and bathos, both sad

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On board a slave ship – 1750s

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Olaudah Equiano gave an account of being taken into slavery which strongly influenced the abolitionist movement. This is his story, written

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Jacobite armies seize Manchester – 1745

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When Jacobite armies seized Manchester in 1745, Elizabeth Byrom was there to record the event.

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Daniel Defoe visits Glasgow – 1707

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Daniel Defoe visited Glasgow in 1707 as an agent of the English government, but his description of the city shows

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Samuel Pepys’ Christmas – 1662

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Samuel Pepys’ Christmas in 1662 was spent, as usual, in London. His diary gives a flavour of the day.

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Charles II restored to the throne – 1660

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When Charles II returned to London to reclaim his thrown in 1660, the diarist John Evelyn was on hand to

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Oliver Cromwell on the Battle of Marston Moor – 1644

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After the Battle of  Marston Moor, Oliver Cromwell had the unpleasant duty of having to tell his brother-in-law of the death

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Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes confesses – 1605

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Guy Fawkes signed two confessions to his part in the Gunpowder plot of 1605. This is what he wrote.

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