Historical place archive

Jura in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Jura in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels1 people1946–1948

Historical events in Jura

1946

May 1946
Barnhill
George Orwell · Literature

Moves to Barnhill on the Isle of Jura.

1948

1948
Barnhill Writing
George Orwell · Literature

Works on Nineteen Eighty-Four while seriously ill.

November 1948
Nineteen Eighty-Four Draft
George Orwell · Literature

Completes the manuscript of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Jura. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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