1710 in Great Britain

1710 in Great Britain:

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Events from the year 1710 in Great Britain.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch – Anne

## Events

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* January – food shortages in major cities due to the harsh winter.[1]
* 27 February–21 March – trial of Henry Sacheverell for preaching criticism of the Glorious Revolution which is considered subversive by the Whig government.[2]
* 1 March – riots in London, in support of Sacheverell.[1]
* 10 April – the Statute of Anne, the world's first copyright legislation, becomes effective.[3]
* 19 April – Queen Anne meets the Four Mohawk Kings in London.[4]
* 9 July – Louis XIV of France withdraws from peace negotiations with Britain taking place at Geertruidenberg.[5]
* 16 July – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Almenar: victory of the Habsburg monarchy in alliance with Britain against Bourbon Spain.[1]
* 9 August – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: victory of the Habsburg monarchy in alliance with Britain against Bourbon Spain.[1]
* 11 August – a Tory administration is formed with Robert Harley as Chancellor of the Exchequer following the fall of the Whig government.[2]
* 13 October – Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending the Siege of Port Royal gives the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
* 25 November – following the general election, the fourth parliament of Queen Anne's reign is composed mainly of Tory MPs.[2]
* 8–9 December – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Brihuega: The British are defeated by French and Spanish troops.[2]

## Publications

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* John Arbuthnot's paper An Argument for Divine Providence, Taken From the Constant Regularity Observ'd in the Births of Both Sexes.

## Births

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* 12 March – Thomas Augustine Arne, composer (died 1778)
* 15 April – William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (died 1790)
* 17 April – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish Freemason (died 1767)
* 25 April – James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (died 1776)
* 26 April – Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (died 1796)
* 16 May – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, politician (died 1782)
* 10 June – James Short, mathematician and optician (died 1768)
* 13 August – William Heberden, physician (died 1801)
* 19 August – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, statesman (died 1763)
* 20 August – Thomas Simpson, mathematician (died 1761)
* 30 September – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, statesman (d. 1771)
* 24 October – Alban Butler, Catholic priest and writer (died 1773)
* 8 November – Sarah Fielding, writer (died 1768)
* 27 November – Robert Lowth, bishop and grammarian (died 1787)

## Deaths

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* 1 January – William Bruce, Scottish architect (born c. 1630)
* 5 March – John Holt, Lord Chief Justice (born 1642)
* 28 April – Thomas Betterton, English actor (born c. 1635)
* 1 June – David Mitchell, Scottish admiral (born 1642)

## See also

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* 1710 in Wales

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 207–208. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
2. ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
3. ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
4. ^ "Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
5. ^ Somerset, Anne (2012). Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion. Harper Press. p.419.

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