James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (/ ˈ b ɒ z w ɛ l,-w əl /; 29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh.He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.

Edmund Burke (/ b ɜ ː k /, né à Dublin le 12 janvier 1729 en Irlande et mort à Beaconsfield le 9 juillet 1797 en Grande-Bretagne) est un homme politique et philosophe irlandais, longtemps député à la Chambre des communes britannique, en tant que membre du parti whig.Il est resté célèbre pour le soutien qu'il a apporté aux colons américains lors de leur révolte contre la ...

The Annual Register was created in 1758 by the publishers James and Robert Dodsley. On 24 April 1758 the Dodsley brothers signed a contract with Edmund Burke (1729–97) to write and edit the material for The Annual Register, which was conceived as an annual publication which would review the history, politics and literature of the day. Born in ...

India was the one of the largest economies in the world, for about two and a half millennia starting around the end of 1st millennium BC and ending around the beginning of British rule in India.. Around 500 BC, the Mahajanapadas minted punch-marked silver coins. The period was marked by intensive trade activity and urban development. By 300 BC, the Maurya Empire had united …

Thomas Bewick (c. 11 August 1753 – 8 November 1828) was an English wood-engraver and natural history author. Early in his career he took on all kinds of work such as engraving cutlery, making the wood blocks for advertisements, and illustrating children's books.He gradually turned to illustrating, writing and publishing his own books, gaining an adult audience for the fine …

Konservatismus (selten Konservativismus; von lateinisch conservare „erhalten“, „bewahren“ oder auch „etwas in seinem Zusammenhang erhalten“) „ist ein Sammelbegriff für geistige und politische Bewegungen, welche die Bewahrung bestehender oder die Wiederherstellung früherer gesellschaftlicher Ordnungen zum Ziel haben“. Dem Konservatismus liegt „der Gedanke …

Events Pre-1600. 38 – Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified.; 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.; 1338 – The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle …

Who was Condemn'd with Mr. James Gregory, the last Sessions at the Old Baily, for the Murder of Mr. James Sinclair, at Robinson's Coffee-house at Charing-Cross. (English) (as Dubious author) London in 1731 (English) (as Unknown role) Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England.

George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, KG (bapt. 5 November 1612 – 20 March 1677) was an English politician who as Lord Digby (a courtesy title) sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, when he was raised to the House of Lords by a writ of acceleration.He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War, but his ambition and instability of character caused …

The Vanity of Human Wishes: The Tenth Satire of Juvenal Imitated is a poem by the English author Samuel Johnson. It was written in late 1748 and published in 1749 (see 1749 in poetry). It was begun and completed while Johnson was busy writing A Dictionary of the English Language and it was the first published work to include Johnson's name on the title page.