May 1711Lord TreasurerRobert Harley Oxford, 1st
Harley becomes Lord Treasurer and leads the ministry seeking peace with France.
Historical records for England in 1711, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Harley becomes Lord Treasurer and leads the ministry seeking peace with France.
Queen Anne dismisses Marlborough from his military commands after political conflict with the Tory ministry.
Death of John Holles
Death of John Holles
Dismissed as a lady of the Royal bedchamber for promoting Whig propaganda
Dismissed by Queen Anne for tactless behavior
Harley directs secret peace negotiations that weaken support for Marlborough's continental war.
Moves the government toward a negotiated peace.
St John supports the ministry's move toward peace and reduced commitment to the Grand Alliance.
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Opens secret talks with France to end the war.
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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.