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England in 1710

Historical records for England in 1710, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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7Events
4Named people
5Places
2Categories

Historical records

July

27 July 1710Battle of AlmenarJames Stanhope

Almenar · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Wins an Allied victory in Catalonia.

August

8 August 1710DismissalSidney Godolphin

London · Government / Government of Great Britain

Godolphin is dismissed as Lord Treasurer as Tory influence rises during Queen Anne's reign.

20 August 1710Battle of SaragossaJames Stanhope

Saragossa · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Helps defeat Bourbon forces near Saragossa.

August 1710Chancellor of the ExchequerRobert Harley

London · Government / Government of Great Britain

Harley returns to power as Chancellor of the Exchequer after the fall of the Whig ministry.

September

28 September 1710Capture of MadridJames Stanhope

Madrid · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Enters Madrid with Allied forces supporting Archduke Charles.

December

9 December 1710Battle of BrihuegaJames Stanhope

Brihuega · Warfare / War of the Spanish Succession

Is forced to surrender after being surrounded.

Other Events

1710Secretary of StateHenry St John

London · Government / Government of Great Britain

St John returns to high office as Secretary of State in the Tory ministry.

Names involved

Henry St JohnJames StanhopeRobert HarleySidney Godolphin

Places involved

AlmenarBrihuegaLondonMadridSaragossa

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.