1741 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1741 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Incumbents

*Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig

Events

* 30 April–11 June. A general election is held but is a disappointing result for Robert Walpole. [cite web|url=http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page174.asp|title=Sir Robert Walpole, PMs in history|accessdate=2007-07-14]
* 19 October - Stage debut of actor David Garrick in "Richard III".
* War of Jenkins' Ear - Admiral Edward Vernon captures Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, renaming it Cumberland Bay. His troops are resisted by local guerrilla forces and withdraw.
* George Frideric Handel composes the oratorio "Messiah".

Publications

* April - Henry Fielding's "An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews" satirising Samuel Richardson's novel "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded".cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=308–309]

Births

* 27 January - Hester Thrale, diarist (died 1821)
* 17 March - William Withering, physician (died 1799)
* 11 September - Arthur Young, writer (died 1820)

Deaths

* 21 February - Jethro Tull, agriculturist (born 1674)

References

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