Historical place archive

Newfoundland in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Newfoundland in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records7 event labels4 people1713–1941

Historical events in Newfoundland

1713

11 April 1713
Rule of Newfoundland
Anne · War of the Spanish Succession

Receives French recognition of British sovereignty over Newfoundland.

11 April 1713
Rule of Newfoundland
Anne · War of the Spanish Succession

Under the Treaty of Utrecht France recognises British sovereignty over Newfoundland.

11 April 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Anne · War of the Spanish Succession

Receives French recognition of British sovereignty over Newfoundland.

11 April 1713
Treaty of Utrecht
Anne · War of the Spanish Succession

Under the Treaty of Utrecht France recognises British sovereignty over Newfoundland.

1749

14 October 1749
Commander in Chief
George Brydges Rodney · Military

Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests

14 October 1749
Governor
George Brydges Rodney · Whig Party Government

Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests

1774

1774
Trade Relations at Newfoundland
Frederick North · Whig Party Government

Forbids trade between New England colonies & British Dominions. Forbids American access to Newfoundland fisheries

1941

August 1941
Declaration of Newfoundland
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

Britain & the US state all countries occupied by Germany should become independent

August 1941
Visit to Newfoundland
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

Visits Roosevelt for the 1st time to ask for futher US support in the war. America refuses to join the war

Provenance

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