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| Arrest Catherine I |  |
| Marienburg Becomes a serf of Prince Menshikov during which she is a mistress of Peter the Great |
| Battle of Bay of Vigo Almonde, Philip van |  |
| 12th Oct Bay of Vigo Assists George Rooke of the Allied fleet in destroying the Spanish treasure fleet |
| Battle of Kliszow Augustus II the Strong |  |
| 2nd July Kliszow Defeated by Charles XII of Sweden |
| Captain Churchill, John |  |
| London Appointed Captain-General of England's land forces by Queen Anne |
| Capture of Krakow Augustus II the Strong | |
| July Krakow Charles XII captures Krakow |
| Capture of Roermond Churchill, John | |
| 7th Oct London Defeats a French Army & captures Roermond |
| Capture of Venlo Churchill, John | |
| 15th Sep London Defeats a French Army & captures Venlo |
| Capture of Warsaw Augustus II the Strong | |
| May Warsaw Charles XII captures Warsaw |
| Christening Catherine I | |
| Received into the Orthodox Church & re-christened |
| Constitution Anne | |
| Calls up the Scottish Estates to name a successor but dissolves it & calls elections |
| Coronation Anne | |
| 8th Mar Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England, last Stuart monarch |
| Death William III | |
| 8th Mar Kensington Palace Death of William III, succeeded by Mary's younger sister Anne |
| Declaration of War Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| 14th May The war widens in Europe as the Grand Alliance declares war on France |
| Election Walpole, Robert |  |
| King's Lynn Walpole is elected to Parliament for King's Lynn, elected every subsequent general election for the next 40 yrs |
| Health William III | |
| Mar Hampton Court William III falls of his horse & later dies from his wounds at Kensington Palace |
| Invasion of Livonia Augustus II the Strong | |
| Livonia Invades Livonia but is defeated by Charles XII of Sweden |
| Lord High Treasurer Godolphin, Sidney | |
| Appointed Lord High Treasurer, 2nd term |
| Peerage Churchill, John | |
| Marlborough Raised from Earl to Duke after the surrenders of Kaiserwerth, Venlo & Liege |
| Scottish Estates Opening Anne | |
| Calls up the Scottish Estates to name a successor but dissolves it & calls elections |
| Speaker House of Commons Smith, John | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Anne | |
| London Calls up the Scottish Estates to name a successor but dissolves it & calls elections |
| London Succeeds as Queen of Great Britain, the last Stuart monarch |
