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Great Britain in 1768

Historical records for Great Britain in 1768, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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8Events
9Named people
3Places
7Categories

Historical records

December

1 December 1768RAAGeorge III

London · House / House of Hanover

George III becomes patron of the Royal Academy of Arts

Other Events

1768Birmingham Canal ActJames Brindley

Birmingham · Science / Technology

Begins work connected with the canal that will link Birmingham to wider trade routes.

1768CaptainJames Cook

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Appointed Commander of the HMS Endeavour in the south Pacific

1768Historic Doubts On Richard IIIHorace Walpole

Arts / Literature

Questions the guilty accounts of Richard III Henry VII, Henry VIII & Shakespeare. Publication of "Historic Doubts On Richard III"

1768Prime Minister of Great BritainAugustus Henry Fitzroy Grafton, 3rd

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1768Prime Minister of Great BritainGrafton Grafton, 3rd

Government / Whig Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

1768Resignation of William Pitt the ElderWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Government / Whig Party Government

Resigns due to ill health

1768Royal AcademyJoshua Reynolds

Arts / Royal Academy

Appointed President of the Royal Academy of Arts, its 1st President

1768Siege of BostonThomas Gage

Boston · Warfare / Military

British troops land in Boston after unrest in Massachusetts caused by the Stamp Acts

Names involved

Augustus Henry Fitzroy Grafton, 3rdGeorge IIIGrafton Grafton, 3rdHorace WalpoleJames BrindleyJames CookJoshua ReynoldsThomas GageWilliam Pitt the Elder Chatham, 1st

Places involved

BirminghamBostonLondon

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.