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{{Short description|Great Britain-related events during the year of 1715}} |
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==Incumbents== |
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* [[List of British monarchs|Monarch]] – [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] |
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* February to March – [[1715 British general election|General election]] results in victory for the [[British Whig Party|Whigs]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=210–212|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> |
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* September - First of the major [[Jacobite Rebellions]] in [[Scotland]] against the rule of King [[George I of Great Britain|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 II of England|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). |
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* 27 March – [[Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke]] flees to France. His part in secret negotiations with France leading to the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] has cast suspicion on him in the eyes of the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] government. He becomes [[Secretary of State (Jacobite)|Secretary of State]] to the [[Pretender]], [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Edward Stuart]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/294 294–295]}}</ref> |
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* 20 April – ''[[Lady Jane Grey (play)|Lady Jane Grey]]'', a history play by the Whig writer [[Nicholas Rowe (writer)|Nicholas Rowe]] is performed at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane|Drury Lane Theatre]]. |
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* 3 May – A total [[solar eclipse]] is seen across southern England and Scandinavia, the last total eclipse visible in London for almost 900 years. |
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** [[Impeachment of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford]]. The Tory former chief minister is indicted for High Treason and other crimes. |
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** Bolingbroke is also impeached by [[Parliament of Great Britain|Parliament]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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** A [[Jacobite rising of 1715|Jacobite]] mob sacks [[Cross Street Chapel]] in [[Manchester]], going on to destroy another at [[Monton]]. |
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* 12 July – [[Habeas Corpus Act 1679|Habeas Corpus Act]] suspended due to fear of an imminent [[Jacobite rising of 1715|Jacobite rebellion]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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* 16 July – Imprisonment of [[Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer|Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford]], in the [[Tower of London]] for his part in the negotiations over the Treaty of Utrecht.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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* 1 August |
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** The [[Riot Act]] [[Coming into force|comes into force]].<ref name="Pocket Date Book">{{cite book|title=The Pocket Date Book|url=https://archive.org/details/pocketdatebooko00categoog|publisher=Chapman and Hall|first=William L. R.|last=Cates|authorlink=William Leist Readwin Cates|year=1863}}</ref> |
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** First [[Doggett's Coat and Badge]] rowing race held on the [[River Thames]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> |
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** [[Nicholas Rowe (writer)|Nicholas Rowe]] is appointed as [[Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom|Poet Laureate]], replacing the Irish-born [[Nahum Tate]]. The Whig Rowe has written works supportive of the [[Hanoverian Succession]]. He holds the post until his death in 1718. |
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* 20 August – The [[James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde|Duke of Ormonde]] who has fled to join the [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]] is [[attainted]] and his estates confiscated. |
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* 31 August – Opening of [[Old Dock]], [[Liverpool]], the world's first enclosed commercial [[wet dock]] ([[Thomas Steers]], engineer).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/docks/access/dock_history7.html|title=Trading Places: Old Dock History|publisher=Liverpool Museums|accessdate=2008-03-24|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324050020/http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/docks/access/dock_history7.html|archivedate=24 March 2008<!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41373|title=Liverpool: The docks|work=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4|year=1911|pages=41–43|publisher=British History Online|accessdate=2008-03-24|archive-date=2011-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525145108/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41373|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* September ''(presumed)'' – Staging of first [[Three Choirs Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Anthony |last=Boden |title=Three Choirs: A History of the Festival |url=http://www.3choirs.org/about/three-choirs-history-festival-anthony-boden.html |work=Three Choirs Festival |year=2007 |accessdate=2010-11-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215092316/http://www.3choirs.org/about/three-choirs-history-festival-anthony-boden.html |archivedate=2009-12-15 }}</ref> |
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* 6 September – First of the major [[Jacobite risings]] in [[Scotland]] against the rule of King [[George I of Great Britain|George I]]:<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> [[John Erskine, Earl of Mar (1675–1732)|The Earl of Mar]] raises the standard of [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Edward Stuart]] and marches on [[Edinburgh]]. |
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* 9 November – The [[Battle of Preston (1715)|Battle of Preston]] begins, with Jacobite forces under [[Thomas Forster]] surrounded by government troops under [[Charles Wills]]. |
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* 13 November – [[Battle of Sheriffmuir]] is fought between Jacobites and the [[John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll|Duke of Argyll]]'s army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance. |
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* 14 November – Battle of Preston. Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.<ref name=CBH/><ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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* 22 December – [[James Francis Edward Stuart|James Edward Stuart]] joins Jacobite rebels at [[Peterhead]]<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> but fails to rouse his army. |
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==Publications== |
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* [[Colen Campbell]] begins publication of his pattern book ''Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect''. |
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* [[Elizabeth Elstob]] publishes the first grammar of [[Old English]], ''The Rudiments of Grammar for the English-Saxon Tongue, first given in English; with an apology for the study of northern antiquities''. |
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==Births== |
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* 4 February — [[John Hamilton (1715–1796)|John Hamilton]], Member of Parliament for [[Wigtown Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtown Burghs]] and [[Wigtownshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtownshire]] (died [[1796 in Great Britain|1796]]) |
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* 3 April – [[William Watson (scientist)|William Watson]], physician and scientist (died 1787) |
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* 19 April – [[James Nares (composer)|James Nares]], composer (died 1783) |
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* 5 November – [[John Brown (essayist)|John Brown]], writer (died 1766) |
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* March – [[William Dampier]], buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer (born 1651) |
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* 17 March – [[Gilbert Burnet]], Bishop of Salisbury, historian and philosopher (born 1643 in Scotland) |
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* 19 May – [[Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax]], Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1661) |
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* [[14 October]] - [[Thomas Tenison]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (born [[1636 in England|1636]]) |
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* 14 October – [[Thomas Tenison]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (born 1636) |
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* 15 October – [[Humphry Ditton]], mathematician (born 1675) |
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* 15 December – [[George Hickes (divine)|George Hickes]], clergyman and scholar (born 1642) |
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* 28 December – [[William Carstares]], clergyman (born 1649) |
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* [[Joan Dant]], Quaker merchant and philanthropist (born 1631) |
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* [[Elizabeth Haselwood]], silversmith (born c. 1644)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elisabeth Haselwood {{!}} National Museum of Women in the Arts |url=https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/elisabeth-haselwood |website=nmwa.org |accessdate=10 April 2019}}</ref> |
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*[[1715 in Wales]] |
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Events from the year 1715 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- February to March – General election results in victory for the Whigs.[1]
- 27 March – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke flees to France. His part in secret negotiations with France leading to the Treaty of Utrecht has cast suspicion on him in the eyes of the Whig government. He becomes Secretary of State to the Pretender, James Edward Stuart.[2]
- 20 April – Lady Jane Grey, a history play by the Whig writer Nicholas Rowe is performed at the Drury Lane Theatre.
- 3 May – A total solar eclipse is seen across southern England and Scandinavia, the last total eclipse visible in London for almost 900 years.
- 10 June
- Impeachment of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. The Tory former chief minister is indicted for High Treason and other crimes.
- Bolingbroke is also impeached by Parliament.[2]
- A Jacobite mob sacks Cross Street Chapel in Manchester, going on to destroy another at Monton.
- 12 July – Habeas Corpus Act suspended due to fear of an imminent Jacobite rebellion.[2]
- 16 July – Imprisonment of Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, in the Tower of London for his part in the negotiations over the Treaty of Utrecht.[2]
- 1 August
- The Riot Act comes into force.[3]
- First Doggett's Coat and Badge rowing race held on the River Thames.[4]
- Nicholas Rowe is appointed as Poet Laureate, replacing the Irish-born Nahum Tate. The Whig Rowe has written works supportive of the Hanoverian Succession. He holds the post until his death in 1718.
- 20 August – The Duke of Ormonde who has fled to join the Jacobites is attainted and his estates confiscated.
- 31 August – Opening of Old Dock, Liverpool, the world's first enclosed commercial wet dock (Thomas Steers, engineer).[5][6]
- September (presumed) – Staging of first Three Choirs Festival.[7]
- 6 September – First of the major Jacobite risings in Scotland against the rule of King George I:[2] The Earl of Mar raises the standard of James Edward Stuart and marches on Edinburgh.
- 9 November – The Battle of Preston begins, with Jacobite forces under Thomas Forster surrounded by government troops under Charles Wills.
- 13 November – Battle of Sheriffmuir is fought between Jacobites and the Duke of Argyll's army. Although the action is inconclusive, Argyll halts the Jacobite advance.
- 14 November – Battle of Preston. Government forces defeat a Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action, the last battle fought on English soil.[1][2]
- 15 November – Third Barrier Treaty signed by Britain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic.[3]
- 22 December – James Edward Stuart joins Jacobite rebels at Peterhead[2] but fails to rouse his army.
Publications
[edit]- Colen Campbell begins publication of his pattern book Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect.
- Elizabeth Elstob publishes the first grammar of Old English, The Rudiments of Grammar for the English-Saxon Tongue, first given in English; with an apology for the study of northern antiquities.
Births
[edit]- 4 February — John Hamilton, Member of Parliament for Wigtown Burghs and Wigtownshire (died 1796)
- 3 April – William Watson, physician and scientist (died 1787)
- 19 April – James Nares, composer (died 1783)
- 4 May – Richard Graves, writer (died 1804)
- 5 November – John Brown, writer (died 1766)
Deaths
[edit]- March – William Dampier, buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer (born 1651)
- 17 March – Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, historian and philosopher (born 1643 in Scotland)
- 19 May – Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, 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, clergyman and scholar (born 1642)
- 28 December – William Carstares, clergyman (born 1649)
- Joan Dant, Quaker merchant and philanthropist (born 1631)
- Elizabeth Haselwood, silversmith (born c. 1644)[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 210–212. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 294–295. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ a b Cates, William L. R. (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
- ^ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ^ "Trading Places: Old Dock History". Liverpool Museums. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Liverpool: The docks". A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4. British History Online. 1911. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ Boden, Anthony (2007). "Three Choirs: A History of the Festival". Three Choirs Festival. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "Elisabeth Haselwood | National Museum of Women in the Arts". nmwa.org. Retrieved 10 April 2019.