1703 in England

1703 in England

Events from the year 1703 in the Kingdom of England.

Incumbents

*Monarch - Anne of Great Britain

Events

* 18 May - War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough captures the cities of Cologne, Bonn, Limburg, Huy and Guelders.citebook|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=290]
* 29 July–31 July - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel, after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet.
* 24 November to 2 December - the Great Storm of 1703 ravages southern England and the English Channel, killing thousands.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006] The Eddystone Lighthouse near Plymouth is destroyed in the storm. [cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|accessdate=2007-08-24]
* 27 December - Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines over French wines into England, while Portugal will import woolen goods from England. [ [http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061813652 Country profile of Portugal, Foreign and Commonwealth Office website] ] This leads to the increasing popularity of Port wine in Britain.citebook|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=290]

Undated

* George Psalmanazar arrives in London.
* Isaac Newton becomes the chairman of the Royal Society.

Births

* 17 June - John Wesley, founder of Methodism (died 1791)
* 26 November - Theophilus Cibber, actor and writer (died 1758)

Deaths

* 18 February - Thomas Hyde, orientalist (born 1636)
* 3 March - Robert Hooke, scientist (born 1635)
* 20 April - Lancelot Addison, royal chaplain (born 1632)
* 26 May - Samuel Pepys, civil servant and diarist (born 1633)
* 28 October - John Wallis, mathematician (born 1616)

References

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