1711 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1711 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Anne of Great Britain
[edit] Events
- 24 February - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.[1]
- 1 March - First edition of the magazine The Spectator published.[2]
- 23 May - Robert Harley made Earl of Oxford.
- 29 May - Harley made Lord High Treasurer.
- 11 August - The first race meeting is held at Ascot Racecourse.[3]
- 8 September - The South Sea Company receives a Royal Charter.[4]
- 15 December - Occasional Conformity Act bars noncomformists and Roman Catholics from public office.[5]
- 31 December - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough is replaced by James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde as the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.[1]
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- Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism.[1]
[edit] Births
- 7 May - David Hume, philosopher (died 1776)
- 19 August - Edward Boscawen, admiral (died 1761)
- 1 September - William Boyce, composer (died 1779)
[edit] Deaths
- 19 March - Thomas Ken, bishop and hymn-writer (born 1637)
- 2 May - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, statesman (born 1641)
- 6 July - James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, politician (born 1662)
- 25 August - Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, politician (born c.1656)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ Royal Charters, Privy Council website. Retrieved on 2007-08-24.
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 208-209. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
[edit] See also
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