Timeline of British history (1700–99)

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This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1700 AD until 1799 AD.

Timeline of British history (1600–1699) Timeline of British history (1800–1899)

The Kingdoms of England and Scotland

King William III (1689-1702)

Pembroke Ministry (1699-1702)

Queen Anne (England 1702-1707; Great Britain 1707-1714)

Queen Anne (1702-1707)

Godolphin Coalition Ministry (1702-1707)

The Duke of Marlborough

The Kingdom of Great Britain

Queen Anne (1707-1714)

Godolphin Coalition Ministry (1707-1710)

King George I (1714-1727)

Harley Ministry (1710–1714)

Townshend Ministry (1714–1718)

King George I (1714-1727)

Stanhope (1717-1718)

Sunderland Ministry (1718-1721)

  • 1718 The War of the Quadruple Alliance begins against Spain, with Great Britain, France, Austria, the Dutch Republic and Savoy opposing King Philip V's attempt at retaking his Italian possessions which he had lost in the War of the Spanish Succession.
  • 1719 Attempted Spanish invasion in support of Jacobites – fleet sailing for England dispersed by storms, troops land in Scotland, defeated at the Battle of Glen Shiel.
  • 1720 Philip V loses the War of the Quadruple Alliance, renouncing his claims in Italy under the Treaty of The Hague.
  • Collapse of the South Sea Company, the South Sea Bubble, results in a London stock market crash in which the average depreciation in value in stock was some 98%.

Walpole/Townshend Ministry (1721-1730)

King George II (1727-1760)
  • 1723
  • 1724
  • 1725 Father Rale's War ends with a peace treaty after Father Rale and the Wabanaki retreated to Quebec.
  • 1726

King George II (1727-1760)

Walpole Ministry (1730-1742)

Carteret Ministry (1742-1744)

Broad Bottom Ministry (1744–1754)

Robert Clive (1725-1774)

First Newcastle Ministry (1754-1756)

Devonshire/Pitt Ministry (1756-1757)

  • Public anger against Newcastle for allowing recent military defeats forces him to step down, with the Duke of Devonshire being appointed First Lord of the Treasury - though the administration was run mainly by William Pitt.
  • 1757 Robert Clive retakes Calcutta from the Nawab of Bengal, who surrenders to Britain.
  • Clive and Admiral Charles Watson capture the French commercial centre in Bengal, Chandannagar.
  • Admiral Byng is court-martialed and executed for his failure in Minorca.
  • Suraj ud Daulauh, allied with France, is defeated by Clive and the defector Mir Jafar, at the Battle of Plassey.

1757 Caretaker Ministry (1757)

Newcastle/Pitt Ministry (1757-1762)

King George III (1760-1820)
  • The military successes of 1759 are commemorated by the designation of that year as Britain's Annus Mirabilis of 1759, and Garrick's song Heart of Oak. Pitt received most of the credit for these triumphs.
  • 1760 Amherst captures Montreal, completing the British conquest of New France.

King George III (1760-1820)

  • King George II dies and is succeeded by his grandson, King George III.
  • The new King, though a friend of Pitt, preferring to distance Britain from Europe, was strongly opposed to Pitt's alliance with Newcastle and insistence upon European intervention.
  • Upon the King's patronage, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute is made Northern Secretary for his inclination towards a colonial and non-European course of action.
  • 1761
  • The campaign against Belle Île was pushed for by Pitt, amidst growing preference against European conflict, and was victorious. French peace talks were scuppered when Pitt refused to negotiate the sovereignty of Newfoundland with France.
  • The British allies defeat France at the Battle of Villinghausen, the last major European victory partaken in by Britain.
  • 1762 A secret French-Spanish alliance is discovered by the Pitt Ministry guaranteeing Spanish entry on condition that France is still at war with Britain by 1762. Pitt argues for a pre-emptive strike against Spain.

Grenville Ministry (1763-1765)

First Rockingham Ministry (1765-1766)

Chatham Ministry (1766-1768)

  • Dissent without Rockingham's ministry resulted in his resignation and the appointment of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham as Prime Minister, holding the title of Lord Privy Seal but not First Lord of the Treasury, which was held by the Duke of Grafton.
  • 1767

Grafton Ministry (1768-1770)

North Ministry (1770-1782)

Second Rockingham Ministry (1782)

Shelburne Ministry (1782-1783)

Fox-North Coalition (1783)

First Pitt the Younger Ministry (1783-1801)

References

  1. Acts of Union 1707 parliament.uk, accessed 31 December 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 A History of England, Clayton and David Roberts
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See also

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