1715 in Great Britain
 1715 in Great Britain:
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Events from the year 1715 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Events
- September - First of the major Jacobite Rebellions in Scotland against the rule of King George I. John Erskine, 22nd Earl of Mar raised the standard of James Francis Edward Stuart and marched on Edinburgh. James, the son of the deposed King James VII, briefly arrived from France, but left as it became clear that there was no support for him in England; he took Mar with him, but left most of his supporters behind. (December).
- 15 November - Barrier Treaty signed by Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic. [1]
Births
- 3 April - William Watson, physician and scientist (died 1787)
- 4 May - Richard Graves, writer (died 1804)
- 5 November - John Brown, writer (died 1766)
Deaths
- 17 March - Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury (born 1643)
- 19 May - Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1661)
- 14 October - Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1636)
- 15 October - Humphry Ditton, mathematician (born 1675)
- 15 December - George Hickes, minister and scholar (born 1642)
- 28 December - William Carstares, clergyman (born 1649)
References
- ^ William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.