1727-1783

Question 1

Accession of George II

Answer 1

1727

Question 2

Death of Isaac Newton

Answer 2

1727

Question 3

First ‘Methodist’ meetings at Oxford

Answer 3

1729

Question 4

Treaty of Seville

Answer 4

1729 - signed on 9 November between Great Britain, France and Spain, concluding the Anglo-Spanish War

Question 5

Townshend’s resignation as Secretary of State

Answer 5

1730

Question 6

Treaty of Vienna

Answer 6

1731 - collapse of Anglo-French alliance

Question 7

War of the Polish Succession

Answer 7

1733

Question 8

Porteous Riots

Answer 8

1736 - Edinburgh, murder of Captain John Poretous, of the the city guard in Edinburgh by a mob.

Question 9

Hardwicke Lord Chancellor

Answer 9

1737

Question 10

Death of Queen Caroline

Answer 10

1737

Question 11

Wesley’s ‘conversion’

Answer 11

1738

Question 12

War of Jenkins’ Ear

Answer 12

1739

Question 13

War of Austrian Succession

Answer 13

1740

Question 14

David Hume’s ‘Essays, Moral and Philosophical’

Answer 14

1741

Question 15

Wapole’s resignation: Carteret (Granville) ministry

Answer 15

1742

Question 16

Granville dismissed: Broad-Bottom ministry

Answer 16

1744

Question 17

Final defeat of Granville: Pelham ministry

Answer 17

1746

Question 18

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (ends War of Austrian Succession)

Answer 18

1748

Question 19

British Museum founded

Answer 19

1753

Question 20

Death of Pelham: Newcastle ministry

Answer 20

1754

Question 21

David Hume, ‘History of England’ vol. i

Answer 21

1754

Question 22

Resignation of Newcastle: Pitt-Devonshire ministry

Answer 22

1756

Question 23

Pitt-Newcastle ministry

Answer 23

1756

Question 24

Capture of Quebec

Answer 24

1759

Question 25

Accession of George III

Answer 25

1760

Question 26

Resignation of Pitt

Answer 26

1761

Question 27

War with Spain

Answer 27

1762

Question 28

Resignation of Newcastle: Bute ministry

Answer 28

1762

Question 29

Peace of Paris - ends 7 Years War

Answer 29

1763

Question 30

Resignation of Bute

Answer 30

1763

Question 31

Expulsion of Wilkes from House of Commons

Answer 31

1764

Question 32

Dismissal of Grenville: Rockingham ministry

Answer 32

1765

Question 33

Stamp Act

Answer 33

1765

Question 34

Dismissal of Rockingham: Chatham ministry

Answer 34

1766

Question 35

Chatham's resignation

Answer 35

1768

Question 36

Grafton's resignation: North ministry

Answer 36

1770

Question 37

Boston massacre

Answer 37

1770

Question 38

Boston Tea Party

Answer 38

1773

Question 39

American Declaration of Independence

Answer 39

1776

Question 40

War with France

Answer 40

1778

Question 41

Surrender at Yorktown

Answer 41

1781

Question 42

Peace of Versailles

Answer 42

1783