1710 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1710 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
Events
- January â food shortages in major cities due to the harsh winter.[1]
- 27 Februaryâ21 March â trial of Henry Sacheverell for preaching criticism of the Glorious Revolution which is considered subversive by the Whig government.[2]
- 1 March â riots in London, in support of Sacheverell.[1]
- 10 April â the Statute of Anne, the world's first copyright legislation, becomes effective.[3]
- 19 April â Queen Anne meets the Four Mohawk Kings in London.[4]
- 9 July â Louis XIV of France withdraws from peace negotiations with Britain taking place at Geertruidenberg.[5]
- 16 July â War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Almenar: victory of the Habsburg monarchy in alliance with Britain against Bourbon Spain.[1]
- 9 August â War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: victory of the Habsburg monarchy in alliance with Britain against Bourbon Spain.[1]
- 11 August â a Tory administration is formed with Robert Harley as Chancellor of the Exchequer following the fall of the Whig government.[2]
- 13 October â Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending the Siege of Port Royal gives the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
- 25 November â following the general election, the fourth parliament of Queen Anne's reign is composed mainly of Tory MPs.[2]
- 8â9 December â War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Brihuega: The British are defeated by French and Spanish troops.[2]
Publications
- John Arbuthnot's paper An Argument for Divine Providence, Taken From the Constant Regularity Observ'd in the Births of Both Sexes.
Births
- 12 March â Thomas Augustine Arne, composer (died 1778)
- 15 April â William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (died 1790)
- 17 April â Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish Freemason (died 1767)
- 25 April â James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (died 1776)
- 26 April â Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (died 1796)
- 16 May â William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, politician (died 1782)
- 10 June â James Short, mathematician and optician (died 1768)
- 13 August â William Heberden, physician (died 1801)
- 19 August â Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, statesman (died 1763)
- 20 August â Thomas Simpson, mathematician (died 1761)
- 30 September â John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, statesman (d. 1771)
- 24 October â Alban Butler, Catholic priest and writer (died 1773)
- 8 November â Sarah Fielding, writer (died 1768)
- 27 November â Robert Lowth, bishop and grammarian (died 1787)
Deaths
- 1 January â William Bruce, Scottish architect (born c. 1630)
- 5 March â John Holt, Lord Chief Justice (born 1642)
- 28 April â Thomas Betterton, English actor (born c. 1635)
- 1 June â David Mitchell, Scottish admiral (born 1642)