1. COLOR KEY
1.1. Periodicals - Brown
1.2. Political - Red
1.3. Publications - Green
1.4. Religious - Blue
1.5. Social - Purple
1.6. Science - Orange
2. 1662
2.1. Act of Uniformity
2.1.1. All clergy must obey Church of England
2.1.2. Book of Common Prayer reimposed
2.1.3. Many Clergy refuse BoCP and were forced to leave their homes in London.
2.2. Royal Society Chartered
2.2.1. The first Curator of Experiments was Robert Hooke
2.3. Licensing Act Renewed
2.3.1. Regulates Printing and Printing Presses
3. 1660
3.1. Charles II restored to throne
3.2. Pepys begins Diary
3.3. Theatres reopen
4. 1785
5. 1666
5.1. The Great Fire
6. 1668
6.1. Dryden, Essay of Dramatic Poesy
6.2. Dryden becomes Poet Laureate
7. 1667
7.1. Milton, Paradise Lost
8. 1664
8.1. Plague outbreaks, continues through 1666, The Great Fire
9. 1673
9.1. Test Act
9.1.1. Prevents non-Anglicans from holding any public office
10. 1678
10.1. Popish Plot
10.1.1. False conspiracy to kill King Charles II and those most loyal to him. Perpetuated by Titus Oates.
10.2. Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progress
11. 1685
11.1. Death of Charles II
11.2. James II ascends the throne
11.2.1. Catholic
12. 1681
12.1. Charles II dissolves Parliament
12.2. Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel
13. 1687
13.1. Isaac Newton, Principia Mathematica
14. 1690
14.1. Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
15. 1700
15.1. Congreve, The Way of the World
15.2. Astell, Some Reflections upon Marriage
15.3. The London Spy ends publication
15.4. Amusements Serious and Comical periodical appears briefly
15.4.1. Edited by Tom Brown
16. 1688
16.1. The Glorious Revolution
16.2. James II exiled
16.3. Succeeded by Mary and William III
16.3.1. Protestant
17. 1701
17.1. War of Spanish Succession begins
17.2. Defoe, The True-Born Englishman
18. 1702
18.1. Death of William III
18.2. Succession of Anne
18.2.1. Protestant
18.3. The Daily Courant appears
18.3.1. Edited by Samuel Buckley
18.3.2. Whig newspaper
18.4. The Observator appears
18.4.1. Edited by John Tutchin
19. 1704
19.1. Newton, Optics
19.2. The Rehearsal periodical appears
19.2.1. Edited by Charles Leslie
19.2.2. Tory newspaper
20. 1707
20.1. Act of Union with Scotland
21. 1711
21.1. Pope, An Essay on Criticism
21.2. Spectator periodical appears
21.2.1. Edited by Addison and Steele, essays contributed by various authors
21.2.2. Issue No. 1- March 1
21.2.3. 555 issues in this series
22. 1712
22.1. Spectator ends publication
22.1.1. Final issue (No. 555)- Saturday, Dec. 6
22.2. The Observator ends publication
22.3. Stamp Tax imposed on publications
22.3.1. Limits periodical readership
23. 1709
23.1. Tatler periodical appears
23.1.1. Edited by Steele under the pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
23.1.2. Issue No. 1- Tuesday, April 12
23.1.3. 271 issues in total
24. 1710
24.1. Tatler ends publication
24.1.1. Final issue (No. 271)- Tuesday, Jan. 2
24.2. Tories come into power
25. 1713
25.1. The Guardian periodical appears
25.1.1. Edited by Steele
25.1.2. Essays published anonymously
25.1.3. Issue No. 1- March 12
25.2. Guardian ends publication
25.2.1. Final issue (No. 175)- October 1
25.3. The Englishman periodical appears
25.3.1. Edited by Steele
25.3.2. Issue No. 1- October 6
26. 1714
26.1. Spectator reappears
26.1.1. Edited by Addison
26.1.2. Issue No. 1- June 18
26.2. Queen Anne dies. George I enthroned
26.2.1. Whigs return to power
27. 1698
27.1. The London Spy periodical appears
27.1.1. Edited by Edward (Ned) Ward
28. 1692
28.1. The Gentleman's Journal appears
28.1.1. Edited by Peter Motteux
29. 1694
29.1. Gentleman's Journal ends publication
29.2. Queen Mary dies, William III enthroned
30. 1695
30.1. Licensing Act lapses
30.1.1. Publishing regulations slacken
30.2. The Post Boy periodical appears
30.2.1. Edited by Abel Roper
30.2.2. Tory newspaper
30.3. The Post-Man appears
30.3.1. Edited by Jean de Fonvive
30.3.2. Tory newspaper
30.4. The Flying Post appears
30.4.1. Edited by George Ridpath
30.4.2. Whig Newspaper
31. 1736
31.1. The Post Boy ends publication
32. 1730
32.1. The Post-Man ends publication
33. 1731
33.1. The Flying Post ends publication
34. 1735
34.1. The Daily Courant ends publication
35. 1708
35.1. Swift, The Bickerstaff Papers
36. 1721
36.1. Robert Walpole comes to power
36.1.1. England's first Prime Minister
37. 1727
37.1. George I dies/ George II enthroned
38. 1744
38.1. The Female Spectator appears
38.1.1. Edited by Eliza Haywood
38.1.2. First periodical by a woman for women
39. 1750
39.1. The Rambler appears
39.1.1. Edited by Johnson
39.1.2. Issue No. 1- March 20
40. 1752
40.1. The Rambler ends publication
40.1.1. March 14
41. 1753
41.1. The Adventurer appears
41.1.1. Edited by John Hawkesworth
41.1.2. 29 essays contributed by Johnson
42. 1754
42.1. The Adventurer ends publication
43. 1755
43.1. Johnson's Dictionary
44. 1758
44.1. The Idler appears
44.1.1. Edited by Johnson
44.1.2. Issue No. 1- April 15
45. 1760
45.1. The Idler ends publication
45.1.1. Final issue, No. 103- April 5