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| 1st Newspaper Peter I the Great |  |
| Peter I the Great edits Russia's first newspaper
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| Abdication Mustafa II |  |
| Forced to abdicate after a military mutiny
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| Battle of Pultusk Augustus II the Strong |  |
| 13th April Pultusk Charles XII defeats a joint Polish-Saxon Army
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| Birth Wesley, John |  |
| 17th June Epworth Birth of John Wesley
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| Capital Peter I the Great | |
| St Petersburg Founds the new capital at St Petersburg
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| Capture Churchill, John |  |
| May Bonn Captures Bonn
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| Constitution Anne | |
| 3rd Feb Dissolves the Scottish Estates & calls for elections
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| Council Castille Philip V |  |
| Oct Castile The Council of Castille recognizes the Duke of Orlean's claim to the Spanish throne
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| Oct Castille The Council of Castille recognizes the Duke of Orlean's claim to the Spanish throne
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| Death Ginkel, Godart van |  |
| Death of Godart van Ginkel
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| Diplomacy Methuen, John | |
| Negotiates a treaty to allow textiles into Portugal for low tariffs on port & wine
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| Imperial Council of War Eugenie Maurice |  |
| Appointed President of the Imperial Council of War
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| Imperial Council of War Eugene of Savoy |  |
| Appointed President of the Imperial Council of War
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| Peerage Campbell, John |  |
| Created Duke of Argyll, 2nd
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| Rebellion Ferenc II |  |
| Heads a nationalist rebellion against Austria
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| Reform Anne | |
| 13th Aug Anne suspends the Royal Assent to the Union
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| 13th Aug Scottish Estates pass the Act of Security for Hanoverian succession
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| 13th Aug The Scottish Estates want their Parliament to remain independent
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| Royal Society Newton, Isaac | |
| Appointed President of the Royal Society
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| Siege of Antwerp Churchill, John | |
| Antwerp Abandons the attack on Antwerp because of Dutch weakness
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| Succession Dubois, Guillaume |  |
| Nogent Spain recognizes the Orleans succession
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| Succession Philippe II of Orleans | |
| Oct Philip V recognizes Orleans' rights to the Spanish crown
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| Succession Philip V | |
| Oct Madrid England is concerned about a Frenchman having Spanish & French crowns
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| Oct Madrid The Council of Castille recognizes the Duke of Orlean's claim to the Spanish throne
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| Succession Ahmed III | |
| Succeeeds as Sultan of Turkey
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| Treaty of Methuen Methuen, John | |
| Negotiates a treaty to allow textiles into Portugal for low tariffs on port & wine
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| Treaty of Trade Methuen, John | |
| Negotiates a treaty to allow textiles into Portugal for low tariffs on port & wine
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