Retirement from Parliament
Burke retired from the House of Commons after decades of political argument and parliamentary service.
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Edmund Burke Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Edmund Burke through 48 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Edmund Burke, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1794–1797Years on this page
1794
1795
Age of Reason
Rejects the biblical account of creation & the virgin birth. Publication of "Age of Reason"
First Letter on a Regicide Peace
Burke drafted his first Letter on a Regicide Peace, warning against negotiations with revolutionary France.
Thoughts on Scarcity Published
Burke wrote Thoughts and Details on Scarcity, examining grain markets, prices and proposed government intervention.
1796
Second Letter on Regicide Peace
Burke continued his argument against peace with revolutionary France in a second major political letter.
Third Letter on Regicide Peace
Burke composed further reflections on the European conflict and Britain's political responsibilities.
1797
Death at Beaconsfield
Burke died at Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire after a career as a political theorist and parliamentarian.
Posthumous Political Writings
Burke's writings continued to circulate after his death and shaped later debates over constitutionalism and reform.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.