Historical place archive

Isles of Scilly in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Isles of Scilly in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1707–1707

Historical events in Isles of Scilly

1707

22 October 1707
Death of Cloudesley Shovell
Cloudesley Shovell · War of the Spanish Succession

Shovell dies when his fleet is wrecked off the Isles of Scilly after returning from the Mediterranean.

22 October 1707
Scilly Naval Disaster
Cloudesley Shovell · War of the Spanish Succession

Dies when ships are wrecked after returning from operations.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Isles of Scilly. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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