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England in 1707

Historical records for England in 1707, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
6Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

April

25 April 1707Battle of AlmansaHenri de Massue Galway, 1st

Almansa · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Is defeated by Bourbon forces at Almansa.

April 1707Meeting with Charles XIIJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st

Altranstadt · Government / Government of England

Meets Charles XII of Sweden at Altranstadt to assess Swedish intentions and reduce the risk of intervention against the Grand Alliance.

May

1 May 1707Union and WarAnne

London · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Continues the war as England and Scotland form Great Britain.

October

22 October 1707Death of Cloudesley ShovellCloudesley Shovell

Isles of Scilly · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

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

22 October 1707Scilly Naval DisasterCloudesley Shovell

Isles of Scilly · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Dies when ships are wrecked after returning from operations.

Other Events

1707Recall from SpainCharles Mordaunt Peterborough, 3rd

London · Government / Government of Great Britain

Peterborough is recalled to England after disputes over his conduct of the Spanish campaign.

1707Spanish TheatreJames Stanhope

Spain · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Serves in Allied operations supporting Archduke Charles.

Names involved

AnneCharles Mordaunt Peterborough, 3rdCloudesley ShovellHenri de Massue Galway, 1stJames StanhopeJohn Churchill Marlborough, 1st

Places involved

AlmansaAltranstadtIsles of ScillyLondonSpain

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.