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Headword Date Article Type
British victory at Alminara 1710 - 1710 Topics Short note
British take Port Royal (Annapolis) in Acadia 1710 Topics Short note
British troops are defeated at Brihuega 1710 Topics Short note
Last English Execution for Witchcraft 1712 Topics
“The Mohocks” terrorise streets of London 1712 - 1712 Topics Short note
Robert Walpole is sent to the Tower for alleged corruption 1712 Topics Short note
Jacobite Rebellion (2) 1715 Topics Short note
Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, is imprisoned in the Tower 1715 Topics Short note
The Jacobites are defeated at Sheriffmuir 1715 Topics Short note
Battle of Preston: Jacobites are defeated 1715 - 1715 Topics Short note
James III, the 'Pretender', arrives at Peterhead from France 1715 Topics Short note
James III the Pretender returns to France 1716 Topics Short note
Admiral Byng defeats Spain off Cape Passaro 1718 Topics Short note
Britain declares war on Spain 1718 Topics Short note
Spanish invaders are defeated at Glen Shiel 1719 Topics Short note
John Aislabie, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is sent to the Tower 1721 Topics Short note
Atterbury Plot: Jacobites 1722 Topics Short note
Admiral Hosier blockades Porto Bello 1726 Topics Short note
Spanish lay siege to Gibraltar 1727 Topics Short note
Spanish guarda-costas mutilate British captain 1731 Topics Short note

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