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Events from the year 1722 in Great Britain . Incumbents. Monarch – George I. Prime Minister – Robert Walpole ( Whig) [1] Events. 27 January – Daniel Defoe 's novel Moll Flanders is published anonymously in London. [2] 19 March – 1722 British general election begins, the second during the reign of George I.
Two Moai on the Rano Raraku crater on Rapa Nui from a 1914-15 expedition photograph held in the British Museum. Apr 22 19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed. Apr 30 Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant. May 3 Pierre de Marivaux's play "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris.
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May 9 – 1722 British general election (began March 19) closes with Prime Minister Robert Walpole 's Whig Party increasing its majority in the House of Commons of Great Britain, capturing 48 additional seats from the Tory Party and having a 389 to 169 advantage.
Jul 31, 2019 · The war between Britain and France that began in May 1756 is arguably the first global war in modern history. Britain and her allies fought France in America, India and Europe. France forged ...
1722: 24 Sept: The Atterbury Plot. The Bishop of Rochester, Francis Atterbury, a Jacobite leader was arrested and later exiled. 1745: 23 July: Start of the ‘Forty-Five’. Prince Charles Edward, son of James and also known as the ‘Young Pretender’, landed on Eriskay Island off the west coast of Scotland.
Apr 28, 2021 · The Albany “Great Treaty of 1722” included condolence ceremonies and reparation payments as well as the forgiveness of Sawantaeny’s killers. The year that began with a death and ended in a...
Feb 17, 2016 · The 17th-century was a tumultuous century in British history. Here, we highlight the key dates, from the Gunpowder Plot to the Great Fire of London, via the English Civil War and the Great Plague.
