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Period: to
United Kingdom
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The act of settlement was passed
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Duke of Marlborough captures Bonn and invaids Spanish Netherlands
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Cricket mentioned as a common recreation in Chamberlayne's State of England
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Act of Union between England and Scotland
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Marlborough defeats French at Battle of Oudenarde
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War of the Spanish Succession
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Dismissal of Marlborough as Commander in Chief
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First Jacobite rebellions to protest against the new Hanoverian line
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British convicts start being transported to penal colonies overseas
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Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister
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Britain declares war on Spain and the 'War of Jenkins's Ear' begins
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George Anson sails around the world
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Sir Robert Walpole resigns as prime minister
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'Bonnie Prince Charlie' lands in Scotland to claim the British throne
