| Year |
Austen |
Literary history |
Political history |
| 1764 |
- 26 April – Marriage of Rev. George Austen, rector of Steventon parish, and Cassandra Leigh
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| 1765 |
- 13 February – James Austen (Jane's brother) born at Deane, Hampshire
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- Publication of William Shakespeare's collected works edited by Samuel Johnson
- Publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto, widely considered the first Gothic novel
- Publication of the final ten volumes of L'Encyclopédie (begun 1751)
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- March – Riots erupt in American colonies after the British parliament levies the stamp tax
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| 1766 |
- 26 August – George Austen (Jane's brother) born at Deane
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- Publication of Oliver Goldsmith's novel The Vicar of Wakefield
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| 1767 |
- 7 October – Edward Austen (Jane's brother) born at Deane
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- Publication of Laurence Sterne's novel A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy (pictured)
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- James Cook voyages to Australia and New Zealand (1768–1771)
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| 1768 |
- July–August – Austen family moves to Steventon, Hampshire
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| 1769 |
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- David Garrick's Shakespeare Jubilee celebration at Stratford-on-Avon
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