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Great Britain in 1696

Name: Great Britain in 1696 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Great Britain in 1696, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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2Events

2Named people

2Places

3Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1696EducationRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Cambridge · Politics / Whig Party

Walpole matriculates at King's College, Cambridge

1696Great RecoinageCharles Montagu

London · Economy / Currency

Montagu directs the Great Recoinage to replace clipped and underweight silver currency.

1696Great RecoinageCharles Montagu

London · Government / Whig Government

Montagu oversees the Great Recoinage to replace clipped and underweight silver currency.

Names involved

Charles MontaguRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Places involved

CambridgeLondon

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.