Abt 1447 - Yes, date unknown
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| 1 | 1383 | - 1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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| 2 | 1630 | - 1630—1750: Renaissance Period - Art and Antiques
- 1630—1750: Baroque Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 3 | 1636 | - 1636—1755: PRE-DEPORTATION PERIOD
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| 4 | 1680 | - 1680—1770: Chinoiserie Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 5 | 1727 | - 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
- 6 Nov 1727—25 Oct 1760: George II
House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg
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| 6 | 1730 | - 1730—1750: Rococo Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 7 | 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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| 8 | 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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| 9 | 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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| 10 | 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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| 11 | 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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| 12 | 1748 | - 1748—1756: Couontess Huntington's (Calvanistic) Methodist Connexion founded
- 1748—1748: Treaty of Aix-de-Chapelle ends French-British war
returns Louisbourg to France
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