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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
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| 61 | 1692 | The dual Monarchs are King William III and Queen Mary II. The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, where 3 women are charged with witchcraft. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 62 | 1695 | Monarch is King William III. A general election results in victory for the Whigs. Wren Library, the library of Trinity College Cambridge designed by Christopher Wren, is completed. A Windows tax is introduced where the tax is based on the number of windows in your house. A £2 fine is imposed for swearing in England. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 63 | 1696 | Monarch is King William III. The Great Recoinage of 1696: The Parliament of England passes the Recoinage Act which was an attempt by the English Government to replace the hammered silver that made up most of the coinage in circulation, much of it being clipped and badly worn. It was not entirely successful. Shortage of silver coinage forces the guinea to be officially revalued at 21 shillings, instead of 30 shillings. Window tax introduced. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 64 | 1698 | Monarch is King William III. Although there is no Prime Minister, a general election results in victory for the New Country Tories. The Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. Engineer Thomas Savery patents a steam pump. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 65 | 1703 | Monarch is Queen Anne. War of the Spanish Succession continues. The Great Storm of 1703 (which was an Atlantic hurricane) hits southern England and the English Channel, killing over 8,000 people. Isaac Newton is elected president of the Royal Society. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 66 | 1711 | Monarch is Queen Anne. The British attack Quebec but 8 ships sink in the Saint Lawrence River and 850 soldiers drown. The first ever race at Ascot racecourse. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 67 | 1718 | Monarch is King George I. The Proper motion of stars discovered by Edmond Halley. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 68 | 1719 | Monarch is King George I. The <em>Jacobite rising of 1719</em> tried to restore the exiled James to the throne. The <em>Royal Academy of Music</em> is founded. Daniel Defoe publishes <em>Robinson Crusoe</em>, but at the time made it look like it was written by real person called Robinson Crusoe (it was fiction). Bank rate set at 5%, and it kept that figure for 100 years. | 02-Apr-2021 14:29 | |
| 69 | 1723 | Monarch is King George I. Prime Minister is Robert Walpole (Whig). | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 70 | 1729 | Monarch was George II. Prime Minister was Robert Walpole (Whig). The Treaty of Seville was signed between Great Britain, France, and Spain, ending the Anglo-Spanish War. The first (wooden) Putney Bridge is completed. Novels from Daniel Defoe and music from Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach. 1729 can be written as MDCCXXIX. | 23-Oct-2017 12:00 | |
| 71 | 1743 | (not set) | 11-Nov-2025 09:09 | |
| 72 | 1746 | Monarch was George II. Prime Minister is Henry Pelham (Whig). Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart) occupies Stirling as part of the Jacobite rising. Samuel Johnson is contracted to write '<em>A Dictionary of the English Language'</em>. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 73 | 1757 | Monarch is George II. Prime Minister is William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (Whig), then on 2nd July it is Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Whig). The Seven Years' War continues. 1757 is MDCCLVII. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 74 | 1758 | Monarch is King George II. Prime Minister is Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Whig). The Seven Years' War continues, many battles during the year. American inventor J. Rechendorf obtains a patent for a one-piece pencil with eraser. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 75 | 1762 | Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (Whig) until 26 May and then John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Tory). Seven Years' War continues. Britain declares war on Spain and Naples. Royal family takes up residence at Buckingham House. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 76 | 1763 | Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (Tory) but is replaced by George Grenville (Whig) in April. Josiah Wedgwood receives orders for his pottery from Queen Charlotte. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 77 | 1767 | Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (Whig). The Townshend Acts introduced, placing a tax on common products, such as lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea; American colonists, who had no representation in Parliament, saw the Acts as an abuse of power. Josiah Spode establishes <em>Spode pottery</em> in Stoke-on-Trent. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 78 | 1770 | Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (Whig), who resigned 28 January 1770, then Frederick North, Lord North (Tory). English explorer Captain James Cook takes <em>HMS Endeavour</em> on his first voyage to Australian. The population of the American colonies reaches 2,210,000; British troops clash with American colonists as the American Revolution continues. At home the Industrial Revolution: James Hargreaves obtains a patent for the <em>Spinning Jenny</em>. David Hartley, leader of the Cragg Vale Coiners, is hanged near York for making counterfeit gold coins. The chemist Joseph Priestley, recommends the use of a rubber eraser to remove pencil marks. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 79 | 1774 | Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is Frederick North, Lord North (Tory). Joseph Priestley isolates oxygen in the form of a gas. The laws of cricket introduces a leg before wicket rule. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 80 | 1779 | Monarch is King George III. Prime Minister is Frederick North, Lord North (Tory). <br />It's the Industrial Revolution. The <em>Spinning Mule</em> is invented by Samuel Crompton. The Iron Bridge is erected across the River Severn in Shropshire. Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine moves into service, and it still works today. Captain James Cook dies on his third and last voyage.<br />The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) continues as American fights the War of Independence against Britain. Many battles are fought throughout 1779. | 02-Apr-2021 14:29 |