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  1. 1800 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1800 in Great Britain ... years small align center 1798 in Great Britain 1798 1799 in Great Britain 1799 1800 1801 in the United Kingdom 1801 1802 in the United Kingdom 1802 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1800 English cricket season Events from the year 1800 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George III of the United Kingdom King George III Prime Minister ... Parliament of Great Britain Parliament passes the Act of Union 1800 Act of Union to join Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom to take effect on 1 January 1801. The act is signed by King George III of the United Kingdom George III in August. 5 September At the invitation of the Maltese ... Kingdom 1847 Deaths 6 January William Jones 1726 1800 William Jones , divine born 1726 in Great Britain 1726 22 January George Steevens , Shakespearean commentator born 1736 in Great Britain 1736 23 February Joseph Warton , academic and literary critic born 1722 in Great Britain 1722 14 March Daines Barrington , naturalist born 1727 in Great Britain 1727 25 April William Cowper , poet born 1731 in Great Britain 1731 23 May Henry Cort , ironmaster born 1741 in Great Britain 1741? 30 June Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney , politician born 1732 in Great Britain 1732 16 August Samuel Barrington , admiral born 1729 in Great Britain 1729 25 August Elizabeth Montagu , literary critic born 1720 in Great Britain 1720 5 November Jesse Ramsden , astronomical instrument maker born 1735 in Great Britain 1735 30 November Matthew Robinson, 2nd Baron Rokeby , eccentric nobleman born 1712 in Great Britain 1712 26 December Mary Robinson poet Mary Robinson , poet born 1756 in Great Britain 1756 27 December Hugh Blair , Presbyterian preacher and man of letters born 1718 in Great Britain 1718 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1800 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1786 in Great Britain

    years small align center 1784 in Great Britain 1784 1785 in Great Britain 1785 1786 1787 in Great Britain 1787 1788 in Great Britain 1788 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1786 English cricket season Events from the year 1786 in the Kingdom of Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George III of the United Kingdom King George III Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1786 in Great Britain ... writer John Duncombe , writer born 1729 in Great Britain 1729 10 April John Byron , Vice Admiral born 1723 in Great Britain 1723 21 June George Hepplewhite , furniture maker born 1727 in Great Britain 1727 July Josiah Martin , colonial governor born 1737 in Great Britain 1737 18 October Alexander Wilson mathematician Alexander Wilson , mathematician born 1714 in Great Britain 1714 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1786 in Great Britain ... Kingdom heir to the British throne . ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams first ... Denham , explorer died 1828 in the United Kingdom 1828 26 January Benjamin Haydon , painter and writer died 1846 in the United Kingdom 1846 17 April William King doctor William King , physician and philanthropist died 1865 in the United Kingdom 1865 5 July Charles Alfred Stothard Charles Stothard , draughtsman died 1821 in the United Kingdom 1821 24 September Granville Waldegrave, 2nd Baron Radstock Granville Waldegrave , naval officer died 1857 in the United Kingdom 1857 26 September James Bremer , rear admiral died 1850 in the United Kingdom 1850 Unknown dates James Foster ironmaster James Foster , ironmaster died 1853 in the United Kingdom 1853 William George Horner William Horner , mathematician died 1837 in the United Kingdom 1837 Anne Knight , social reformer died 1862 in the United Kingdom 1862 Fairfax Moresby , Admiral died 1877 in the United Kingdom 1877 Hyde Parker Sea Lord ...   more details



  1. 1723 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1723 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1721 in Great Britain 1721 1722 in Great Britain 1722 1723 1724 in Great Britain 1724 1725 in Great Britain 1725 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1697 to 1725 English cricket seasons 1723 1723 English cricket season Events from the year 1723 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George I of Great Britain Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 8 March The Chelsea Waterworks Company receives a Royal Charter . ref cite web url http www.privy council.org.uk output page44.asp title Royal Charters, Privy Council website accessdate 2007 08 24 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070824225331 http www.privy council.org.uk output Page44.asp archivedate 24 August 2007 Added by DASHBot ... Gale year 2006 ref Undated Parliament of Great Britain Parliament passes the Workhouse Test Act ... Births 23 February Richard Price , philosopher died 1791 in Great Britain 1791 24 February John Burgoyne , general died 1792 in Great Britain 1792 5 March Princess Mary of Great Britain died 1772 in Great Britain 1772 June Adam Smith , economist and philosopher died 1790 in Great Britain 1790 20 June Adam Ferguson , philosopher and historian died 1816 in the United Kingdom 1816 Theophilus Lindsey , theologian died 1808 in the United Kingdom 1808 10 July William Blackstone , jurist died 1780 in Great Britain 1780 16 July Sir Joshua Reynolds , painter died 1792 in Great Britain 1792 8 November John Byron , admiral died 1786 in Great Britain 1786 Deaths 25 February Sir Christopher Wren , architect ... Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1723 in Great Britain ... to Britain, but not to sit in the House of Lords . ref name Cassell s Chronology citebook last ...   more details



  1. Flag of Great Britain

    Infobox flag Name Kingdom of Great Britain Article the Nickname King s Colours Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg Use 110000 Symbol Proportion 1 2 Adoption 1707 Design Designer Image2 British Red Ensign 1707.svg Name2 Red Ensign of Great Britain Use2 000100 Proportion2 1 2 Design2 A red field with the Flag of Great Britain in the canton Image3 British White Ensign 1707.svg Name3 White Ensign of Great Britain Use3 000001 Proportion3 1 2 Design3 A white field with the Flag of Great Britain in the canton Image4 British Blue Ensign 1707.svg Name4 Blue Ensign of Great Britain Use4 000010 Proportion4 1 2 Design4 A blue field with the Flag of Great Britain in the canton The Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain was the royal banner known as the King s Colours . The design dated from the early 17th century, when it was ordered by James I of England King James I and VI to be used on ships on the high seas, and it subsequently came into use as a national flag with the Treaty of Union union of England and Scotland in 1707. The flag consists of the St George s Cross red cross of Saint George ... of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . At that time Saint Patrick s Flag was added to the flag of Great Britain to create the present day Union Flag . Creation By James I ... to a Kingdom of Great Britain , considering that it had been created by the Union of the Crowns . However ... of the United Kingdom References reflist 2 Kingdom of Great Britain Category National symbols of Great Britain nl Vlag van Groot Brittanni ... as separate kingdoms, each with its own parliament and laws, until 1707. The flag for the new Kingdom of Great Britain was formally chosen on 17 April 1707, two weeks before the Acts of Union 1707 Acts ... possible designs to Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne and the Privy Council . The principal alternative ..., ordered That from henceforth all our Subjects of this Isle and Kingdome of Great Britaine, and all ...   more details



  1. 1744 in Great Britain

    February David Allan painter David Allan , painter died 1796 in Great Britain 1796 19 May Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz , queen of George III of Great Britain died 1818 in the United Kingdom 1818 ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1744 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1742 in Great Britain 1742 1743 in Great Britain 1743 1744 1745 in Great Britain 1745 1746 in Great Britain 1746 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1744 English cricket season Events from the year 1744 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom King George II Prime Minister Henry Pelham , British Whig Party Whig Events 22 February 23 February War of the Austrian Succession British fleet defeated by a France Franco Spain Spanish fleet at the Battle of Toulon 1744 Battle of Toulon . ref name Pocket On This Day cite book title Penguin Pocket On This Day publisher Penguin Reference Library isbn 0 14 102715 0 year 2006 ref 27 February A Planned French Invasion of Britain 1744 planned French invasion of Britain fails when a violent storm partially wrecks the French invasion force. 4 March 15 March War of the Austrian Succession France declares war on Britain. ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 pages 310 ref 3 October HMS Victory 1737 HMS ... in the England 1673 18 October Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough , friend of Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne born 1660 in England 1660 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1744 in Great Britain ... 8 January 1745 War of the Austrian Succession The Quadruple Alliance of Britain, Austria , Saxony ...   more details



  1. 1728 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1728 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1726 in Great Britain 1726 1727 in Great Britain 1727 1728 1729 in Great Britain 1729 1730 in Great Britain 1730 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1728 English cricket season Events from the year 1728 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom King George II Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 29 January First performance of John Gay s The Beggar s Opera . ref name Pocket On This Day cite book title Penguin Pocket On This Day publisher Penguin Reference Library isbn 0 14 102715 0 year 2006 ref March Spain ends its siege of Gibraltar . ref name Cassell s Chronology citebook last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History location London publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 ref Late Summer Voltaire ends his exile in England. September Astronomer James Bradley uses stellar aberration first observed in 1725 to calculate the speed of light . ref name Delambre cite book first J. B. last Delambre authorlink ... . ref name Delambre The King s son Frederick, Prince of Wales , arrives in Britain for the first time, aged 21. Probable date at which the brown rat first enters Britain. ref cite book authorlink John Berkenhout first John last Berkenhout year 1769 title Outlines of the Natural History of Great Britain ... , poet d. 1790 in Great Britain 1790 3 July Robert Adam , architect d. 1792 in Great Britain 1792 3 September Matthew Boulton , manufacturer and engineer d. 1809 in the United Kingdom 1809 27 October Old Style and New Style dates O.S. James Cook , naval captain and explorer d. 1779 in Great Britain ... 1662 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1728 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1770 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1770 in Great Britain ... years small align center 1768 in Great Britain 1768 1769 in Great Britain 1769 1770 1771 in Great Britain 1771 1772 in Great Britain 1772 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1770 English cricket season Events from the year 1770 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George III of the United Kingdom King George III Prime Minister Augustus ... April American Revolution Parliament of Great Britain Parliament repeals the Townshend Acts Townshend ... the eastern coast of New Holland Australia New Holland Australia for Great Britain. 18 October Radcliffe ... of Great Britain born 1722 in Great Britain 1722 23 June Mark Akenside , poet and physician born 1721 in Great Britain 1721 July 27 Robert Dinwiddie , British colonial Governor of Virginia born 1693 24 August Thomas Chatterton , poet suicide born 1752 in Great Britain 1752 30 September Thomas Robinson ... born Methodist leader born 1714 in Great Britain 1714 18 October John Manners, Marquess of Granby , soldier born 1721 in Great Britain 1721 9 November John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll , politician born c. 1693 13 November George Grenville , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom born 1712 in Great Britain 1712 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1770 in Great Britain ..., Lord North forms North Ministry a government and becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ... the Great Barrier Reef when HM Bark Endeavour runs onto it. ref name Pocket On This Day July ... 25 January Francis Burdett , politician died 1844 in the United Kingdom 1844 James Hogg , poet and novelist died 1835 in the United Kingdom 1835 2 February George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon , nobleman, soldier and politician died 1836 in the United Kingdom 1836 11 March William Huskisson , Member of Parliament died 1830 in the United Kingdom 1830 7 April William Wordsworth , poet died 1850 in the United ...   more details



  1. Elections in Great Britain

    Infobox Former Country native name conventional long name Elections in Great Britain common name Great Britain continent Europe region British Isles country Kingdom of Great Britain status State union ... p2 Kingdom of Scotland flag p2 Flag of Scotland.svg s1 United Kingdom of Great Britain ... coat Coat of Arms of Great Britain 1714 1801 .svg symbol type Royal coat of arms image map Kingdom of Great Britain.png image map caption Territory of the Kingdom of Great Britain national motto national ..., 1796 1796 . In 1801, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland replaced the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland . For the period after 1801, see Elections in the United Kingdom . For details of the national elections of Great Britain, see British general election, 1707 British ... British elections 1707 1800 Kingdom of Great Britain DEFAULTSORT Great Britain, Elections In Category ... leader1 Anne of Great Britain Anne year leader1 1707 14 leader2 George I of Great Britain George I year leader2 1714 27 leader3 George II of Great Britain George II year leader3 1727 60 leader4 George III of the United Kingdom George III year leader4 1760 1801 title deputy Prime Minister of Great ... year deputy6 1783 1801 legislature Parliament of Great Britain Parliament house1 British House of Lords House of Lords house2 House of Commons of Great Britain stat year1 1801 stat area1 230977 ... Teyrnas Prydain Fawr br flag England , flag Scotland , flag Wales . Elections in the Kingdom of Great Britain were principally general election s and by election s to the House of Commons of Great Britain ... general election, 1796 Political factions Politics in Great Britain was dominated by the British ... House of Commons of Great Britain The constituencies which elected members in England and Wales remained unchanged throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. ref Chris Cook & John Stevenson ... of Great Britain as the concept is now understood. Local government existed only in rudimentary ...   more details



  1. Nunciature to Great Britain

    The Nuncio Nunciature to Great Britain is an ecclesiastical office of the Roman Catholic Church in Great Britain . It is a Diplomat diplomatic post of the Holy See , whose representative is called the Apostolic Nuncio to the Court of St. James with the rank of an ambassador . The office of the nunciature is located in London , lying within the Archdiocese of Southwark and overlooking Wimbledon and Putney Commons Wimbledon Common . The Nuncio to Great Britain is also the papal representative to Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar Gibraltar . ref cite book title Our Sunday Visitor s Catholic Almanac 2009 year 2008 author Matthew Bunson isbn 9781592764419 publisher Our Sunday Visitor Publishing pages 256 ref Formal diplomatic relations between the UK and the Holy See began in 1914, as an Apostolic Delegation. The Apostolic Delegation to Great Britain was promoted to the rank of an Apostolic Nunciature by Pope John Paul II in 1982. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain is Style manner of address Diplomacy His Most Reverend Excellency Antonio Mennini , who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 December 2010. List of Apostolic Delegates and Nuncios to Great Britain William Godfrey 1938 1953 Gerald Patrick Aloysius O Hara 1954 1963 Igino Eugenio Cardinale 1963 1969 Domenico Enrici 1969 1973 Bruno Heim 1973 1985 Luigi Barbarito 1986 1997 Pablo Puente Buces 1997 2004 Faustino Sainz Mu oz 2004 18 December 2010 Antonio Mennini 18 December 2010 See also List of diplomatic missions of the Holy See List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Holy See Holy See United Kingdom relations References reflist coord 51.4361 0.2239 type landmark region GB MRT display title Category Diplomatic missions of the Holy See Apostolic Nuncio to Great Category Roman Catholic Church in England Category Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales Category Lists of ambassadors to the United Kingdom Category Diplomatic missions in London Category Apostolic Nuncios to Great Britain sl Apostolska ...   more details



  1. 1727 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1727 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1725 in Great Britain 1725 1726 in Great Britain 1726 1727 1728 in Great Britain 1728 1729 in Great Britain 1729 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1727 English cricket season Events from the year 1727 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George I of Great Britain King George I to 11 June , George II of Great Britain King George II Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events February Spain besieges Gibraltar in order to recapture the territory. ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 pages 301 ref 20 February The German composer George Frideric Handel becomes a British subject. ref name Cassell s Chronology 31 May The Royal Bank of Scotland is founded by Royal Charter in Edinburgh . ref name The People s Chronology 1727. The People s Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 7 Jun, 2007 ref 11 June George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain . ref name The People s Chronology 11 October Coronation of George II. Handel s Coronation Anthems Handel Coronation Anthems are composed for the event, including ... January James Wolfe , general died 1759 in Great Britain 1759 14 May Thomas Gainsborough , artist died 1788 in Great Britain 1788 Deaths 31 March Sir Isaac Newton , scientist born 1642 in England 1642 11 June King George I of Great Britain George I born 1660, Hanover 23 July Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt , Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor of Great Britain born c. 1660 in England 1660 14 August ... 1727 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1724 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1724 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1722 in Great Britain 1722 1723 in Great Britain 1723 1724 1725 in Great Britain 1725 1726 in Great Britain 1726 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1697 to 1725 English cricket seasons 1724 1724 English cricket season Events from the year 1724 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George I of Great Britain Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 20 February Premi re of Giulio Cesare Julius Caesar in Egypt , an Italian language Italian opera by George Frideric Handel , takes place in London . ref cite book title The Hutchinson Factfinder publisher Helicon year 1999 isbn 1 85986 000 ... s Chronology Daniel Defoe s A tour thro the Whole Island of Great Britain . ref name Cassell s Chronology Births 24 January Frances Brooke , writer died 1789 in Great Britain 1789 28 February George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend , field marshal died 1807 in the United Kingdom 1807 29 April John Michell , scientist and geologist died 1793 in Great Britain 1793 19 May Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol , admiral and politician died 1779 in Great Britain 1779 3 June John Gregory moralist John Gregory , physician, medical writer and moralist died 1773 in Great Britain 1773 8 June John Smeaton , civil engineer died 1792 in Great Britain 1792 25 August George Stubbs , painter died 1806 in the United Kingdom 1806 3 September Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester , soldier and Governor of Quebec died 1808 in the United Kingdom 1808 31 October Christopher Anstey , writer died 1805 in the United Kingdom 1805 12 December Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood , admiral died 1816 in the United Kingdom ... also GB year nav Category 1724 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. Association of Belarusians in Great Britain

    The Association of Belarusians in Great Britain lang be is an organisation in the United Kingdom uniting members of the Belarusians in the United Kingdom Belarusian diaspora . After the end of World War II , several thousands ethnic Belarusians landed in Britain. Most of these people were former soldiers of the Polish Anders Army . In 1946 the Association of Belarusians in Great Britain was established. The organisation had branches in London , Manchester and Bradford , it owned several buildings including the Belarusian House in London. ref http www.zbvb.org.uk ZBVB beginning.htm ref Under the support of the association, the Anglo Belarusian Society was established in 1954 with the aim to promote Belarusian British contacts. ref http www.zbvb.org.uk ZBVB activities.htm ref Alena Michaluk is the head of the association. Notable members Ceslaus Sipovich Alexander Nadson References references External links http www.zbvb.org.uk Category 1946 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Belarusian diaspora Category Organisations based in the United Kingdom Category British people of Belarusian descent be be x old ...   more details



  1. 1729 in Great Britain

    died 1793 in Great Britain 1793 10 August William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe Lord Howe , general died 1814 in the United Kingdom 1814 Samuel Barrington , admiral died 1800 in Great Britain 1800 William Buchan physician William Buchan , doctor died 1805 in the United Kingdom 1805 John Moore Scottish physician John Moore , Scottish physician and writer died 1802 in the United Kingdom 1802 Deaths 19 January ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1729 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1727 in Great Britain 1727 1728 in Great Britain 1728 1729 1730 in Great Britain 1730 1731 in Great Britain 1731 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1729 English cricket season Events from the year 1729 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom King George II Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 1 May A tornado destroys buildings in Sussex and Kent . ref cite web url http www.icons.org.uk theicons icons timeline 1700 1750 title Icons, a portrait of England 1700 1750 accessdate 2007 08 24 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070817164123 http www.icons.org.uk theicons icons timeline 1700 1750 archivedate 17 August 2007 Added by DASHBot ref 9 November Treaty of Seville 1729 Treaty of Seville signed between Great Britain, France , Spain and the Dutch Republic . ref name Pocket Date Book cite book title The Pocket Date Book publisher Chapman and Hall author William L. R. Cates year 1863 ref Undated Chiswick House in London , a pioneering example of Palladian architecture English Palladian revival Neo Palladian English Palladian revival architecture , is designed by its owner Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork Richard Boyle with William Kent . Opening ... 1676 in England 1676 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1729 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1732 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1732 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1730 in Great Britain 1730 1731 in Great Britain 1731 1732 1733 in Great Britain 1733 1734 in Great Britain 1734 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1732 English cricket season Events from the year 1732 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 7 December The original Covent Garden Theatre Royal now the Royal Opera House is opened. ref name Pocket On This Day cite book title Penguin Pocket On This Day publisher Penguin Reference Library isbn 0 14 102715 0 year 2006 ref Undated United Secession Church Secession Church formed in Scotland . ref name Pocket Date Book cite book title The Pocket Date Book location London publisher Chapman and Hall first William L. R. last Cates year 1863 ref First performance in London of George Frideric Handel s oratorio Esther Handel Esther . ref name Cassell s Chronology citebook last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History location London publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 ref Trinity House moors the world s first Lightvessel ... Richard Cumberland , dramatist died 1811 in the United Kingdom 1811 13 April Frederick North, Lord North , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister died 1792 in Great Britain 1792 6 October Nevil Maskelyne , Astronomer Royal died 1811 in the United Kingdom 1811 6 December Warren Hastings , administrator died 1818 in the United Kingdom 1818 23 December Richard Arkwright , inventor died 1792 in Great Britain 1792 Deaths 12 January John Horsley archaeologist John Horsley , archaeologist ... born 1685 in England 1685 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1732 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1787 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 style text align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1787 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background f3f3f3 style text align center small Other years small style text align center 1785 in Great Britain 1785 1786 in Great Britain 1786 1787 1788 in Great Britain 1788 1789 in Great Britain 1789 style background f3f3f3 style text align center small Sport small style text align center 1787 English cricket season Events from the year 1787 in the Kingdom of Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George III of the United Kingdom King George III Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger , Tory Events 1 January George III of Great Britain George III writes his first letter to Arthur Young writer Arthur Young s Annals of Agriculture , under the name of Ralph Robinson of Windsor, Berkshire Windsor . 11 January William Herschel discovers the Uranus natural satellites Uranian moons Titania moon Titania and Oberon moon Oberon . ref ... of Great Britain completed under the direction of General William Roy . Publications The Scots Musical Museum begins publication. Births 10 February William Bradley giant William Bradley , Britain s tallest ever man died 1820 in the United Kingdom 1820 17 March Edmund Kean , actor died 1833 in the United Kingdom 1833 16 December Mary Russell Mitford , novelist and dramatist died 1855 in the United Kingdom 1855 Deaths 1 April Floyer Sydenham , classical scholar born 1710 in Great Britain 1710 2 April Thomas Gage , General born 1719 in Great Britain 1719 10 May William Watson scientist William Watson , physician and scientist born 1715 in Great Britain 1715 3 November Robert Lowth , bishop and grammarian born 1710 in Great Britain 1710 18 December Francis William Drake , British admiral and Governor of Newfoundland born 1724 in Great Britain 1724 18 December Soame Jenyns , English writer born 1704 in England 1704 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1787 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1721 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1721 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1719 in Great Britain 1719 1720 in Great Britain 1720 1721 1722 in Great Britain 1722 1723 in Great Britain 1723 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1697 to 1725 English cricket seasons 1721 1721 English cricket season Events from the year 1721 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George I of Great Britain Prime Minister From 4 April Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 9 March John Aislabie imprisoned in the Tower of London , found guilty of corruption for his part in the collapse of the South Sea Company as Chancellor of the Exchequer . ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams ... movement. Births 2 January John Manners, Marquess of Granby died 1770 in Great Britain 1770 19 March Tobias Smollett , physician and author died 1771 in Great Britain 1771 15 April Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland , military leader died 1765 in Great Britain 1765 14 July John Douglas Anglican bishop John Douglas , Anglican bishop and man of letters died 1807 in the United Kingdom 1807 4 August Granville Leveson Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford , politician died 1803 in the United Kingdom 1803 31 August George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol , statesman died 1775 in Great Britain 1775 9 November Mark Akenside , poet and physician died 1770 in Great Britain 1770 6 December James Elphinston , philologist died 1809 in the United Kingdom 1809 Deaths 5 February James Stanhope, 1st Earl ... in Great Britain ... Kingdom Prime Minister although this is more a term of disparagement at this time . ref cite ... inoculation to Britain the Caroline of Ansbach Princess of Wales is persuaded to test the treatment ...   more details



  1. 1754 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1754 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1752 in Great Britain 1752 1753 in Great Britain 1753 1754 1755 in Great Britain 1755 1756 in Great Britain 1756 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1754 English cricket season Events from the year 1754 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Henry Pelham , British Whig Party Whig to 6 March , Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne , Whig Events 28 January Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford Horace Walpole , in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity . 6 March Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister following the death of his brother Henry Pelham . ref name ... Fable David Hume s The History of Great Britain begins publication. ref name Cassell s Chronology ... born 1718 in Great Britain 1718 29 September William Keen , first resident judicial officer in the British colony of Newfoundland born c. 1680 8 October Henry Fielding , novelist born 1707 in Great Britain 1707 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1754 in Great Britain ... Bowdler , physician died 1825 in the United Kingdom 1825 16 June Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr , English politician and co founder of MCC died 1820 in the United Kingdom 1820 21 August William Murdoch , inventor died 1839 in the United Kingdom 1839 7 September Elizabeth Ann Linley , singer, wife of Richard Brinsley Sheridan died 1792 in Great Britain 1792 9 September William Bligh , sailor died 1817 in the United Kingdom 1817 24 December George Crabbe , poet died 1832 in the United Kingdom 1832 ... politician born 1690 in England 1690 6 March Henry Pelham , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. 1710 in Great Britain

    Arne , composer died 1778 in Great Britain 1778 15 April William Cullen , physician and chemist died 1790 in Great Britain 1790 17 April Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan , Freemason died 1767 in Great Britain 1767 25 April James Ferguson 1710 1776 James Ferguson , astronomer died 1776 in Great Britain 1776 26 April Thomas Reid , philosopher died 1796 in Great Britain 1796 16 May William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot , politician died 1782 in Great Britain 1782 10 June James Short mathematician James Short , mathematician and optician died 1768 in Great Britain 1768 20 August Thomas Simpson , mathematician died 1761 in Great Britain 1761 30 September John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford , statesman d. 1771 in Great Britain 1771 24 October Alban Butler , Catholic priest and writer died 1773 in Great Britain 1773 8 November Sarah Fielding , writer died 1768 in Great Britain 1768 27 November Robert Lowth , bishop and grammarian died 1787 in Great Britain 1787 William Heberden , physician died 1801 in the United Kingdom 1801 Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont , statesman died 1763 in Great Britain ...class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1710 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1708 in Great Britain 1708 1709 in Great Britain 1709 1710 1711 in Great Britain 1711 1712 in Great Britain 1712 Events from the year 1710 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne Events January Food shortages in major cities due to the harsh winter. ref name CBH cite book last Palmer first Alan coauthors Veronica year ... 19 April Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne meets the Four Mohawk Kings . ref cite web url http www.pequotmuseum.org ... of Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne s reign is composed mainly of Tory Party Tory Member of Parliament ... GB year nav Category 1710 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1778 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1778 in Great Britain ... years small align center 1776 in Great Britain 1776 1777 in Great Britain 1777 1778 1779 in Great Britain 1779 1780 in Great Britain 1780 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1778 English cricket season Events from the year 1778 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George III of the United Kingdom King George III Prime Minister Frederick ... War Louis XVI of France declares war on Great Britain. 27 July American Revolution First Battle of Ushant ... Kingdom 1854 Andrew Ure , doctor and writer died 1857 in the United Kingdom 1857 7 June Beau Brummell , arbiter of fashion died 1840 in the United Kingdom 1840 19 September Henry Peter Brougham , Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain died 1868 in the United Kingdom 1868 25 November Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck , Christian writer died 1856 in the United Kingdom 1856 17 December Humphry Davy , chemist died 1829 in the United Kingdom 1829 18 December Joseph Grimaldi , clown died 1837 in the United Kingdom 1837 Deaths 5 March Thomas Augustine Arne , composer b. 1710 in Great Britain 1710 22 April James Hargreaves , weaver, carpenter, and inventor b. 1720 in Great Britain 1720 11 May William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom b. 1708 in Great Britain 1708 16 May Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness , diplomat and politician b. 1718 in Great Britain 1718 12 August Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven , general and politician b. 1714 in Great Britain 1714 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1778 in Great Britain ... 0 year 2006 ref 6 February American Revolutionary War Britain declares war on France , for aiding ... 06 26 ref 16 June American Revolutionary War Spain declares war on Britain. ref name CBH 28 June ... 1815 in the United Kingdom 1815 10 April William Hazlitt , essayist died 1830 in the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. 1733 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1733 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1731 in Great Britain 1731 1732 in Great Britain 1732 1733 1734 in Great Britain 1734 1735 in Great Britain 1735 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1733 English cricket season Events from the year 1733 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Robert Walpole , British Whig Party Whig Events 23 January First performance of George Frideric Handel s opera Orlando opera Orlando in London . ref name Cassell s Chronology citebook last Williams first Hywel title Cassell s Chronology of World History publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson year 2005 isbn 0 304 35730 8 pages 303 304 ref 12 February British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia . ref name Cassell s Chronology 26 May John Kay flying shuttle John Kay patents the flying shuttle . ref name Cassell s Chronology 7 November France and Spain sign the treaty of Escurial and form an alliance against Britain. ref name Cassell s Chronology Undated The Sugar and Molasses Act is passed by Parliament of Great Britain Parliament to tax British colonists in North America. ref 1733. The People s Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 13 Jun, 2007 ref Robert Walpole s unpopular plan to introduce an excise to replace tariffs on wine and tobacco rocks his government. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk history british launch tl british.shtml title BBC History British History ... Kingdom 1805 13 March Joseph Priestley , scientist and minister died 1804 in the United Kingdom 1804 27 July Jeremiah Dixon , surveyor and astronomer died 1779 in Great Britain 1779 Deaths 25 January ... nav Category 1733 in Great Britain ...   more details



  1. 1756 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1756 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1754 in Great Britain 1754 1755 in Great Britain 1755 1756 1757 in Great Britain 1757 1758 in Great Britain 1758 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1756 English cricket season Events from the year 1756 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne , British Whig Party Whig to 16 November , William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire , Whig Events 16 January Treaty of Westminster 1756 Treaty of Westminster signed between Britain and Prussia guaranteeing the neutrality of Hanover , the German province controlled by King George II of Great Britain George II . ref name Cassell s Chronology cite book last Williams ..., planter born 1700 in England 1700 28 October Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort born 1709 in Great Britain 1709 8 December William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington , statesman and diplomat born c. 1690 in England 1690 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1756 in Great Britain ... when Britain declares war on France . ref name Cassell s Chronology 20 May Seven Years War Battle of Minorca ..., 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Prime Minister . His ... . ref name People s Chronology Births 3 March William Godwin , writer died 1836 in the United Kingdom 1836 4 March Henry Raeburn , painter died 1823 in the United Kingdom 1823 April William Gifford , satirist died 1826 in the United Kingdom 1826 13 June Edmund Lodge , writer died 1839 in the United Kingdom 1839 21 September John Loudon McAdam , highway engineer died 1836 in the United Kingdom ... Kingdom 1837 22 November Gilbert Wakefield , scholar died 1801 in the United Kingdom 1801 ...   more details



  1. House of Commons of Great Britain

    with Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain . Image William Pitt addressing the House of Commons ... was enlarged to become the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , as a result of the Act of Union 1800 Act of Union of 1800 which combined Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . ref name facts Chris Cook & John Stevenson, British Historical ... Papers Kingdom of Great Britain British elections 1707 1800 Coord 51 29 59.6 N 0 07 28.8 W region GB WSM scale 5000 display title Category Parliament of Great Britain Category Westminster system Category Defunct lower houses Category 1707 establishments in Great Britain Category 1800 disestablishments Category House of Commons of the United Kingdom ... notes The House of Commons of Great Britain was the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain between ... of Great Britain Prime Minister developed. The notion that a government remains in power only as long ... of the Parliament of Great Britain. ref name facts Table of Constituencies and Members of the Parliament ... Ltd, 2000 See also Elections in Great Britain Unreformed House of Commons List of Parliaments of Great Britain 1st Parliament of Great Britain 2nd Parliament of Great Britain List of members of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain References reflist 2 Further reading http books.google.com books ...   more details



  1. 1753 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1753 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1751 in Great Britain 1751 1752 in Great Britain 1752 1753 1754 in Great Britain 1754 1755 in Great Britain 1755 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1753 English cricket season Events from the year 1753 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom King George II Prime Minister Henry Pelham , British Whig Party Whig Events 29 January After a month s absence, Elizabeth Canning returns ... Thomas Melvill , Scottish meteorologist and philosopher born 1726 in Great Britain 1726 William Wishart ... See also GB year nav Category 1753 in Great Britain ... ministers and the reading of banns of marriage . ref name Cassell s Chronology 7 July Parliament of Great Britain Parliament passes the Jewish Naturalization Act 1753 Jewish Naturalization Act as a measure ... 8 March William Roscoe , writer died 1831 in the United Kingdom 1831 27 March Andrew Bell educationalist Andrew Bell , educationist and priest died 1832 in the United Kingdom 1832 9 July William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock , Governor of Newfoundland died 1825 in the United Kingdom 1825 12 August Thomas Bewick , wood engraver died 1828 in the United Kingdom 1828 10 September John Soane , architect died 1837 in the United Kingdom 1837 22 November Dugald Stewart , philosopher died 1828 in the United Kingdom 1828 3 December Samuel Crompton , inventor died 1827 in the United Kingdom 1827 12 December William Beechey , portrait painter died 1839 in the United Kingdom 1839 Edward Pigott , astronomer died 1825 in the United Kingdom 1825 Deaths 11 January Hans Sloane , physician and collector ... of Locheil , last Jacobite to be executed for treason b. 1707 in the United Kingdom 1707 27 September ...   more details



  1. 1755 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1755 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1753 in Great Britain 1753 1754 in Great Britain 1754 1755 1756 in Great Britain 1756 1757 in Great Britain 1757 style background color f3f3f3 align center small Sport small align center 1755 English cricket season Events from the year 1755 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister Thomas Pelham Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne , British Whig Party Whig Events 20 February General Edward Braddock lands in Virginia to take command of the British forces against the France French in North America . 9 July French and Indian War Braddock Expedition British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives. 20 November William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham William Pitt the Elder is dismissed from the position of Paymaster of the Forces while Henry Bilson Legge resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer and George Grenville as Treasurer of the Navy in protest over payments made to Russia to protect Electorate of Hanover Hanover ... in 1746 in Great Britain 1746 . ref cite web url http www.icons.org.uk theicons icons timeline ... born 1696 in England 1696 References Reflist See also GB year nav Category 1755 in Great Britain ... Kingdom 1838 8 September James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose , nobleman and statesman died 1836 in the United Kingdom 1836 17 November Charles Manners Sutton , Archbishop of Canterbury died 1828 in the United Kingdom 1828 23 November Thomas Lord , cricketer and founder of Lord s Cricket Ground died 1832 in the United Kingdom 1832 Dorothy Kilner , children s author died 1836 Deaths 6 April Richard ...   more details



  1. 1714 in Great Britain

    class infobox width 350 align center Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px 1714 in Great Britain Image Union flag 1606 Kings Colors .svg 30px style background color f3f3f3 align center small Other years small align center 1712 in Great Britain 1712 1713 in Great Britain 1713 1714 1715 in Great Britain 1715 1716 in Great Britain 1716 Events from the year 1714 in Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain . Incumbents Monarch Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne to 1 August , George I of Great Britain ... http www.oxforddnb.com view theme 71160 accessdate 2011 02 04 ODNBsub ref 14 April Anne of Great Britain ... pages 377 99 bibcode 2000HisSc..38..377W ref 19 May Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne refuses to allow members of the House of Hanover to settle in Britain during her lifetime. ref name CBH cite book ... Century Ltd location London pages 208 209 isbn 0 7126 5616 2 ref July Parliament of Great Britain .... 1 August George, elector of Hanover , becomes King George I of Great Britain following the death of Queen Anne. ref name Cassell s Chronology 18 September King George arrives in Britain for the first ... died 1788 in Great Britain 1788 25 February Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet Hyde Parker , admiral died 1782 in Great Britain 1782 26 February James Hervey , clergyman and writer died 1758 in Great Britain 1758 14 April Adam Gib , religious leader died 1788 in Great Britain 1788 1 August Richard Wilson painter Richard Wilson , painter died 1782 in Great Britain 1782 25 October James Burnett, Lord Monboddo , philosopher and evolutionary thinker died 1799 in Great Britain 1799 13 November William Shenstone , English poet died 1763 in Great Britain 1763 date unknown Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven , politician died 1778 in Great Britain 1778 Deaths 2 February John Sharp, Archbishop ... conformist minister born 1662 in England 1662 1 August Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne born 1665 in England ... See also GB year nav Category 1714 in Great Britain ...   more details




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