11 April 1733Reform of TaxationRobert Walpole Orford, 1st
Drops scheme to impose internal tax rather than duties on tobacco & wine. Attempts to tackle smuggling
Historical records for Great Britain in 1733, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Drops scheme to impose internal tax rather than duties on tobacco & wine. Attempts to tackle smuggling
Appointed Captain of the HMS Squirrel
Appointed first Commissioner of the Admiralty
Invents the flying shuttle, a mechanized form of weaving
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