Author Chronology Display
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1697 |
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China conquers West Mongolia |
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1697, January |
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Sir John Fenwick is executed for treason |
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1697 |
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Civil List Act |
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1697 |
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The French attempt to establish a colonial empire in West Africa |
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1697, March 21 |
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Peter the Great visits Prussia, Holland, England and Vienna |
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1697, April |
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The charter of the Bank of England is renewed |
1697, April 15
(to 1718, December 11) |
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Charles XII becomes King of Sweden |
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1697, April 16 |
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Parliament ends Whitefriars' and Savoy's immunity from arrest |
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1697, April 22 |
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Lord Somers is created Lord Chancellor |
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1697, May 01 |
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Lord Treasurer Godolphin's resignation leaves an entirely Whig ministry |
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1697, May 24 |
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William III leaves for Holland |
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1697, June 02 |
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Augustus, the Elector of Saxony, converts to Catholicism |
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1697, June 27 |
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Augustus, the Elector of Saxony, is elected King of Poland |
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1697, September 11 |
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Prince Eugene defeats the Turks at Zenta |
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1697, October 30 |
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Treaty of Ryswick (Rijswijk) |
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1697, November 10 |
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Robert Harley proposes reducing the size of the British Army |
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1697, December 04 |
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Chancellor of Brandenburg, von Danckelman, falls from power |
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1698 |
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The Africa trade is opened to all English subjects |
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1698 |
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Steam-powered water pump built |
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Citation:
Gordon, Ian. "Author Chronology for William Hogarth". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 1 September 2007.
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/newlifeline.php?id_author_0=2167, accessed 18 June 2013.]
