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Great Britain in 1731

Historical records for Great Britain in 1731, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
3Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

July

11 July 1731SuccessionRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Vienna · Government / Whig Party Government

Signs the Treaty of Vienna supporting the success of Maria Theresa

11 July 1731Treaty of ViennaRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Vienna · Government / Whig Party Government

Ends the Anglo-French entente. Charles VI gains support for his "pragmatic sanction" for the succession Maria Theresa

November

26 November 1731Birth of Willam CowperWilliam Cowper

Berkhampstead · Arts / Literature

Birth of Willam Cowper, novelist

Other Events

1731AdmiralCharles Wager

London · Warfare / Military

Appointed Admiral of the White

1731BudgetRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Taxation is shifted toward commodities. Land Tax is cut to 1 sh in the œ, a reduction of 3/4 from its peak

1731Economy of Great BritainRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Taxation is shifted toward commodities

1731TaxationRobert Walpole Orford, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Taxation is shifted toward commodities

Names involved

Charles WagerRobert Walpole Orford, 1stWilliam Cowper

Places involved

BerkhampsteadLondonVienna

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.