Birth of James Wolfe
Birth of James Wolfe, Westerham, Kent, elder son of a Lieutenant Colonel
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1727 in Great Britain
Explore 28 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1727.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1727
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January
June
Visit to Hanover
Visits Hanover
Death of George I
Death of George I, of apoplexy on his way to Hanover. Death of George I, at Osnabruck Castle in the room he was born in
Succession
Succeeds as King of Great Britain, the Prince of Wales succeeds his father, George I
October
Coronation
Crowned at Westminster Abbey
Other events (month unknown)
Anglo Spanish Hostilities Face Mediation
The competing alliances became part of efforts to settle disputes between Britain and Spain.
British Fleet Protects Maritime Interests
British naval deployments sought to protect strategic and commercial interests amid the crisis.
Burial
Buried in Leinschloss Church, 1st British monarch to be buried abroad since Richard I
Capture of Gibraltar
The Spanish sieze Gibraltar
Collaborates on Miscellanies
Pope collaborated with Jonathan Swift and others on the Miscellanies, a collection of verse and prose satire.
Conjugal Lewdness Published
Defoe published Conjugal Lewdness, examining the moral and social dimensions of marriage.
Education
Enters as a gentleman commoner at Trinity College, Oxford
Essay on Apparitions Published
Defoe published An Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions, discussing accounts of supernatural phenomena.
George Second Retains Walpole in Office
Walpole maintained the new king's confidence after George I died and George II inherited the throne.
Gibraltar Siege Intensifies Crisis
Spain's siege of Gibraltar in 1727 increased the danger of a wider European conflict.
Government
Instructed by George II to take orders from Spencer Compton
Hanover Partners Avoid General War
The alliance's diplomatic setting helped frame attempts to contain conflict without a general European war.
Hanover Treaty Legacy Persists
The agreement remained a reference point for diplomatic rivalries that continued into later negotiations.
Move to Birmingham
Baskerville settles in Birmingham and develops businesses supporting his later printing work.
New Family Instructor Published
Defoe published A New Family Instructor, continuing his distinctive approach to moral teaching through domestic narrative.
Paris Mediation Supports Deescalation
Diplomatic efforts in Paris contributed to negotiations intended to ease the European crisis.
Peerage
Walpole draws up a long civil list, Compton is passed over for PM & created Earl
Preliminary Peace Arrangements Pursued
European governments worked toward preliminary understandings to reduce the risk of open war.
Prussian Alignment Shifts Away
Prussia's changing relationship with Austria undermined the original cohesion of the Hanover grouping.
Reform of Government
The Winner of the favor of George II when he increases the Civil List by ล100,000
Succession
Caroline becomes Queen consort on the death of her father-in-law
Succession
George II succeeded to the throne and sought to bring about the change in leadership, Compton felt he was not up to the tasks of Government and in particular proved unable to compete with Walpoles proposals for an allowance forthe new King
Swift Miscellanies Collaboration
Pope collaborated with Jonathan Swift and others on the Miscellanies.
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