15 January 1701Support for George Churchill's ElectionJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st
Attends the St Albans election in support of his brother George Churchill's parliamentary candidacy.
Historical records for England in 1701, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Attends the St Albans election in support of his brother George Churchill's parliamentary candidacy.
Walpole enters Parliament as member for Castle Rising.
William III of Orange opens Parliament and urges members to address European security and the unresolved succession question.
Harley is chosen Speaker when the new Parliament assembles.
Manages a parliamentary conference on amendments to legislation regulating the King's Bench and Fleet prisons.
Appointed commander-in-chief of the English forces serving abroad.
Somers answers impeachment charges arising from the partition treaties.
Acts as a teller in a Lords division during the dispute over the impeachment of leading Whig peers.
William III of Orange gives royal assent to the Act of Settlement, which secures the future English succession in the Protestant House of Hanover.
Anne remains first in the Protestant succession established by Parliament.
William III of Orange assents to the Act of Settlement, including provisions that strengthen the security of judicial tenure.
William III of Orange grants a royal charter to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
Votes against the acquittal of Lord Somers during the contentious impeachment proceedings.
The Lords acquit Somers after the Commons fails to prosecute its charges.
Bray secures a royal charter for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
As plenipotentiary, signs the Grand Alliance treaty at The Hague.
Signs the Grand Alliance treaty binding England, the Dutch Republic and the Emperor against France.
William III of Orange directs negotiations for a renewed European alliance as the Spanish succession crisis moves toward war.
Supports the Grand Alliance against Bourbon control of Spain.
William III of Orange joins England with the Dutch Republic and the Habsburg monarchy in the Grand Alliance formed at The Hague.
James II dies in exile after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage.
Death of James II, cerebral haemorrhage
James assumes his father's claim to the English and Scottish crowns.
Louis XIV recognises James as James III of England and VIII of Scotland.
Succeeded as the Pretender to the English throne by James Edward, "the Old Pretender"
William III of Orange condemns Louis XIV's recognition of James Francis Edward Stuart as the rightful English king.
Pierpont helps organise the ministers who establish Connecticut's Collegiate School.
Pierson becomes the first rector of Connecticut's new Collegiate School.
Elected again as Member of Parliament for the University of Cambridge.
Newton is returned to Parliament for Cambridge University.
William III of Orange summons a new Parliament as the European crisis and the French recognition of the Stuart claimant intensify.
William III of Orange urges Parliament to respond firmly after Louis XIV recognizes James Francis Edward Stuart as king of England and Scotland.
Takes a leading command role in the Allied forces in the Netherlands as the coalition prepares for war.
Thomas Bayes is born in London; his exact birth date remains uncertain.
Appointed commander-in-chief of English forces serving with the Dutch.
Death of Edward Rich, 6th Earl of Warwick, 3rd Earl of Holland
Negotiates military and diplomatic arrangements with Dutch leaders at The Hague.
William III of Orange completes major work on the formal Privy Garden at Hampton Court, part of his extensive transformation of the palace and grounds.
The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover
Bray organises the new missionary society created by royal charter.
Compton supports Anglican missionary organisation for England's overseas colonies.
The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover
Tull develops a horse-drawn seed drill for more regular planting.
The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover
The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover
The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne
Impeached but later acquitted
Godolphin prepares English finances for the coming war against France and Spain.
Godolphin helps prepare financial arrangements for England's alliance commitments.
William III of Orange coordinates military and diplomatic preparations with allies as a new European war against Bourbon expansion becomes increasingly likely.
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