The Life Of Edmund Burke
DateEventDateEvent
1729Burke born. 1782 Rockingham Ministry. Paymaster-General.
1750 Came to London. 1783Coalition Ministry. Speech on Fox's India Bill
1756Vindication. Sublime and Beautiful. 1785 Speech on Nabob of Arcot's Debts.
1759 The Annual Register. Secretary to Hamilton. 1786Impeachment of Hastings.
1765 Secretary to Lord Rockingham. Member for Wendover. 1790 Reflections on French Revolution. Breach with Fox.
1769 Purchased Beaconsfield Estate. Present State of the Nation. 1791Letter to Member of National Assembly.
Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs.
1770 Thoughts on the Present Discontents. 1793Observations on the Conduct of the Minority.
Remarks on the Policy of the Allies.
1774 Speech on American Taxation. Member for Bristol. 1794Death of Burke's son. Retirement from Parliament. Pension.
1775 Speech on Conciliation. 1795 Thoughts and Details on Scarcity.
1777 Letter to the Sheriffs. 1796 Letter to a Noble Lord. Letters on a Regicide Peace.
1780 Speech on Economical Reform. Member for Malton. 1797 Burke's Death.
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