1701 in England

1701 in England

Events from the year 1701 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - William III of England

Events

* 23 May - After being convicted of murder and piracy, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
* 24 June - The Act of Settlement 1701, by the Parliament of England, becomes law. The crown of Great Britain passes to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her descendants on the death of Princess Anne, the heiress presumptive to the throne after her brother in law, King William III.citebook|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8]
* 7 September - The Treaty of Grand Alliance signed between England, Austria and the Dutch Republic. [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml|title=BBC History British History Timeline|accessdate=2007-09-03]
* 16 September - Following the death of the deposed James II, Prince James Francis Edward Stuart becomes the new claimant to the thrones of Scotland as King James VIII and England as King James III. Louis XIV of France recognises him as the rightful heir.

Undated

* Jethro Tull invented a drill for planting seeds in rows.
* Foundation of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts in London.
* Opening of the Bevis Marks Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in the British Isles. [cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|accessdate=2007-08-24]

Births

* 14 May - William Emerson, mathematician (died 1782)

Deaths

* 4 April - Joseph Haines, entertainer and author (year of birth unknown)
* 20 August - Charles Sedley, playwright (born 1639)
* 22 August - John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, royalist statesman (born 1628)
* 16 September - King James II of England/James VII of Scotland (born 1633)
* 3 October - Joseph Williamson, politician (born 1633)
* 5 November - Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician (born c.1659)

References

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