1702 in England
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Events from the year 1702 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - William III of England (to 8 March), Anne of Great Britain
[edit] Events
- 8 March (O.S.) - William III dies; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England.[1]
- 22 March (N.S.) - The first regular English language newspaper, The Daily Courant is published for the first time.[1]
- 23 April - Coronation of Queen Anne.[2]
- 4 May - War of the Spanish Succession: England, Holland and the Holy Roman Empire declares war on France.[3]
- June - War of the Spanish Succession: Queen Anne's Captain-General John Churchill forces the surrender of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine.
- July - General election results in victory for the Tories.[2]
- September - War of the Spanish Succession: Churchill forces the surrender of Venlo on the River Meuse.
- 27 October - English troops plunder St. Augustine in Florida.[3]
- October - War of the Spanish Succession: George Rooke fails to take Cádiz, but captures a Spanish treasure fleet and destroys French and Spanish warships.
- 23 October - War of the Spanish Succession:
- Churchill forces the surrender of Liège.[3]
- At the Battle of Vigo Bay, the Anglo-Dutch fleet defeats that of France and Spain.
- 14 December - John Churchill is created Duke of Marlborough.
[edit] Undated
- Castle Howard in Yorkshire completed, to the design of John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor.[2]
[edit] Births
- 4 March - Jack Sheppard, burglar and escapee (died 1724)
- 26 June - Philip Doddridge, religious leader (died 1751)
[edit] Deaths
- 19 March New style - King William III (born 1650, The Hague, Netherlands)
- 23 April - Margaret Fell, Quaker leader (born 1614)
- 28 September - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, statesman (born 1640)
- 4 November - John Benbow, admiral (born 1653)
[edit] References
- ^ a b (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 201-202. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 290. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
