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| 1 | 1383 | - 1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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| 2 | 1574 | - 1574—1738: Colonial State Papers published
continued to 1738
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| 3 | 1630 | - 1630—1750: Renaissance Period - Art and Antiques
- 1630—1750: Baroque Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 4 | 1636 | - 1636—1755: PRE-DEPORTATION PERIOD
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| 5 | 1680 | - 1680—1770: Chinoiserie Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 6 | 1714 | - 1714—1727: King George I
King George I ( 1714 - 1727 ) {\n}{\n}1714 - George I, the first Hanoverian King, succeeds his distant cousin, Anne.{\n}1714 - A new Parliament is elected with a strong Whig majority led by Robert Walpole. {\n}1715 - The Jacobite rising begins in Scotland
- 8 Jan 1714—Oct 1727: George I
House of Hanover: Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sohia, granddaughter of James I. Proclaimed King under Act of Settlement
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| 7 | 1720 | - 1720—1720: Wallpaper becomes fashionable in England
- 1720—1720: Manufacturing towns start to increase in population - rise of new wealth
- 1720—1720: South Sea Bubble, a stock-market crash on Exchange Alley - government assumes
control of National Debt
- 1720—1720: The French begin construction of the fortress at Louisbourg
The fortress at Louisbourg begins construction.
- 1720—1720: Irish Famine
- 1720—1720: South Sea Bubble, a stock-market crash on Esxchange Alley
Manufacturing towns start to0 increase in population - rise of new wealth
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| 8 | 1721 | - 1721—1721: Robert Walpole (whig) becaomes first Prime Minister (to 1742)
Bailey's Northern Directory
- 2 Apr 1721—2 Apr 1721: Robert Walpole (Whig) becomes first Prime Minister (to 1742)
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| 9 | 1722 | - 1722—1722: Knatchbull's Act, poor laws
- 1722—1722: Last trial for witchcraft in Scotland
- 1722—1722: Last trial for witchcraft in Scotland
Knatchbull's Act, poor law
- 1722—1722: French C. Hopffer patents the fire extinguisher
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| 10 | 1723 | - 1723—1723: The Workhouse Act or Test - to get relief, a poor person has to enter Workhouse
- 1723—1723: The Waltham Black Acts add 50 capital offences to the penal code - people could be
sentenced to death for theft and poaching - repealed in 1827
- 1723—1723: Excise tax levied for coffee, tea, and chocolate
- 1723—1723: Excise tax levied for coffee, tea, and chocolate
The Waltham Black Acts add 50 capital offences to the penal code - people could be sentenced to death for theft and poaching{\n}The Workhouse Act or Test - to get relief, a poor person has to enter Workhouse
- 1723—1726: Drummer's War
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| 11 | 1724 | - 1724—1724: Longman's founded (Britain's oldest publishing house)
- 1724—1724: Rapid growth of gin drinking in England
- 1724—1724: Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer
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| 12 | 1725 | - 1725—1726: Treaty of Hanover: France, Prussia, England v. Spain, Austria
- 12 1725—15 Dec 1725: Indian Treaties Signed
Treaties between Eastern Aboriginal Peoples and Great Britain
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| 13 | 1726 | - 1726—1726: Invention of the chronometer by John Harrison
- 1726—1726: First circulating library opened in Edinburgh
- 1726—1726: First circulating library opened in Edinburgh
Invention of the chronometer by John Harrison
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| 14 | 1727 | - 1727—1727: Board of Manufacturers established in Scotland
- 1727—1727: Board of Manufactoring established in Scotland
11th June George I died - George II Hanover becomes king
- 1727—1760: King George II
King George II ( 1727 - 1760 ) {\n}{\n}1727 - George succeeds his father, George I.{\n}1732 - A royal charter is granted for the founding of Georgia in America.{\n}1737 - Death of George's wife, Queen Caroline.{\n}1738 - John and Charles Wesley start the
- 11 Jun 1727—11 Jun 1727: George I dies - George II Hanover becomes king
- 6 Nov 1727—25 Oct 1760: George II
House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg
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| 15 | 1729 | - 1729—1729: Methodists begin in Oxford
- 9 Nov 1729—9 Nov 1729: Treaty of Seville signed between Britain, France and Spain - Britain maintained
control of Port Mahon and Gibraltar
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| 16 | 1730 | - 1730—1730: Irish famine
- 1730—1750: Rococo Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 17 | 1731 | - 1731—1731: Invention of sextant by John Hadley
- 1731—1731: Invention of seed drill by Jethro Tull [others say 1701]
- 1731—1731: Invention of seed drill by Jethro Tull
Invention of sextant by John Hadley
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| 18 | 1732 | - 1732—1732: Earliest Cavalry and Infantry Muster Rolls
- 7 Dec 1732—7 Dec 1732: Covent Garden Opera House opens
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| 19 | 1733 | - 1733—1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle, revolutionised the weaving industry
- 1733—1733: Law forbidding the use of Latin in parish registers generally obeyed - some continued in
Latin for a few years
- 1733—1733: Excise crisis: Sir Robert Walpole wanted to add excise tax to tobacco and wine -
Pulteney and Bolingbroke oppose the excise tax
- 1733—1733: Excise crisis; Sir Robert Walpole wanted to add excise tax to tobacco and wine
Pulteney and Bolingbroke oppose the excise tax{\n}Law forbidding the use of Latin in parish registers generally obeyed - some continued in Latin for a few years
- 1733—1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle
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| 20 | 1734 | - 1734—1734: Kent's Directory published
- 1734—1734: Kent's Directory
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| 21 | 1737 | - 1737—1737: Licensing Act restricts the number of London theatres and subects plays to censorship
of the Lord Chamberlain (till 1950s)
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| 22 | 1738 | - 1738—1738: Earliest Calvinistic Methodist registers
John Wesley has his conversion experience
- 24 May 1738—24 May 1738: John Wesley has his conversion experience
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| 23 | 1739 | - 1739—1739: Wesley and Whitefield commence great Methodist revival
- 1739—1739: Wesley and Whitefield commence great Methodist revival
- 1739—1739: Last French-rule census
- 7 Apr 1739—7 Apr 1739: Dick Turpin, highwayman, hanged at York
- 23 Oct 1739—23 Oct 1739: War of Jenkins' Ear starts: Robert Walpole reluctantly declares war on Spain
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| 24 | 1741 | - 1741—1741: Benjamin Ingham founded the Moravian Methodists or Inghamites - Earliest Moravian
registers
- 1741—1741: Benjamin Ingham founded the Moravian Methodist or Inghamites
Earliest Moravian registers{\n}Earliest Scotch Church registers
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| 25 | 1742 | - 1742—1742: England goes to war with Spain - incited by William Pitt the Elder (Earl of Chatham)
for the sake of trade
- 1742—1742: England goes to war with Spain -
incited by William Pitt the Elder (Earl of Chatham) for sake of trade
- 1742—1742: 16th June Battle of Dettingen - last time British soveriegn (George II) led troops into battle
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| 26 | 1743 | - 16 Jun 1743—16 Jun 1743: (June 27 in Gregorian calendar): Battle of Dettingen - last time a British
sovereign (George II) led troops in battle
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| 27 | 1744 | - 1744—1744: Tune 'God Save the King' makes its appearance
- 1744—1744: Church of Scotland split over taking of Burgess' Oath
- Burghers and Anti Burghers{\n}First Methodist Conference
- 1744—1748: King George's War
French Colonies vs Great Britain
- 1744—1744: War of the Austrian Succession (King George's War)
European war sets England against France
- 4 Sep 1744—9 Apr 1744: Great Britain declares war against France
New France vs British in Nova Scotia
- 3 Nov 1744—11 Mar 1744: France declares war against England
New France vs British in Nova Scotia
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| 28 | 1745 | - 1745—1745: Jacobite rebellion in Scotland ('The Forty-five')
- 1745—1745: Jacobite rebellion in Scotland (The Forty-Five)
August - Bonnie Prince Charlies (The Young Pretender) lands in the western Highlands - raises support among Episcopalian and Catholic clans - The Pretender's army invades Perth, Edinburgh and England as far as Derby
- 1745—1745: Louisbourg taken from France
Louisbourg captured by Gov. William Shirley of Massachusetts
- 1745—1745: Scots support James' son Charles Edward Stuart as the king of Great Britain.
Called the second Jacobite rebellion.
- 1745—1745: E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor
- 19 Aug 1745—19 Aug 1745: Bonnie Prince Charlie (The Young Pretender) lands in the western Highlands -
raises support among Episcopalian and Catholic clans - The Pretender's army invades Perth,
Edinburgh, and England as far as Derby
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| 29 | 1746 | - 1746—1746: English defeat the forces of Charles Edward Stuart in the Battle of Culloden.
After this battle, the English executed many clan chiefs and outlawed kilts and bagpipes. These restrictions were removed in 1782.
- 16 Apr 1746—16 Apr 1746: Battle of Culloden - last battle fought in Britain - 5,000 Highlanders routed by
the Duke of Cumberland and 9,000 loyalists Scots - Young Pretender Charles flees to
Continent, ending Jacobite hopes forever - the wearing of the kilt prohibited
- 4 1746—16 Apr 1746: Battle of Culloden
16th April - last battle fought in Britain - 5000 Highlanders routed by the Duke of Cumberland and 9000 loyalists Scots - Young Pretender Charles flees to Continent, ending Jacobite hopes forever - the wearing of the kilt prohibited
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| 30 | 1747 | - 1747—1747: Act for Pacification of the Highlands
- 1747—1747: Abolition of Heritable Jurisdictions in Scotland
- 1747—1747: Abolition of Heritable Jurisdictions in Scotland
Act of Pacification of the Highlands
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1720 - 1747 (27 years)