731 ⟶ Bede Completes Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (E...
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📜 Bede Completes Ecclesiastical History of the English People

Bede completes his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the English People).⟶
Bede Completes Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731)
Anglo-SaxonsChristianityHistoriographyReligious HistoryMonasticism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🖨️ William Caxton Prints Aesop's Fables in English

William Caxton, the first printer of books in English, prints his translation of Aesop's Fables in London.⟶
William Caxton Prints Aesop's Fables in English (1484)
Printing PressLiteratureTranslation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published

The first English-language edition of the Arabian Nights is published.⟶
First English Edition of Arabian Nights Published (1706)
LiteratureTranslationEnlightenmentFolkloreCultural ExchangeFictionStorytelling
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding⟶
Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' (1749)
NovelEnlightenmentSatireBritish LiteratureSocial Commentary
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📚 Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary

A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson⟶
Samuel Johnson Publishes His English Dictionary (1755)
LiteratureDictionariesEnglish LanguageLiterary CriticismStandardizationEnlightenment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✍️ Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson

1782: Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson⟶
Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson (1779)
LiteraturePoetryBiographyEnlightenmentEnglish Literature
United KingdomUnited Kingdom