Mons taken by the Allies.

      Quarrel between the Queen and the Duchess of Marlborough.

      Dr. Sacheverell’s sermons.

1710 Peace proposals by Louis at Gertruydenberg rejected.

      Dr. Sacheverell sentenced:  Tory party greatly helped
      thereby.

      Battle of Almenara (Spain):  French and Spanish
      defeated by Stanhope.

      Battle of Saragossa:  French and Spanish defeated by
      Stanhope.

      Battle of Brihuega:  Stanhope beaten by Vendome.

      Battle of Villa Viciosa:  General Staremberg defeated
      by Vendome:  Spain secured for Philip V.

      Bouchain taken by Marlborough.

      Fall of the Whigs.

      General Post Office established.

      St. Paul’s Cathedral finished.

1711 All Whigs dismissed from office, and Tories alone to
      form the Ministry, thus establishing the principle
      that the members of the Cabinet should all be of
      the same political party.

      Duchess of Marlborough supplanted by Mrs. Masham.

      Death of the Emperor Joseph, and accession of Archduke
      Charles:  no farther need now to continue
      the war.

      Tories determined to put an end to the war.

1712 Twelve new Tory peers created to destroy the Whig
      majority which was in favour of continuing the war.

      Marlborough deprived of his command:  Ormonde to
      succeed him.

      Peace Conference at Utrecht.

      Act against Occasional Conformity.

1713 (March 3).  Treaty of Utrecht:  Spain to Philip: 
      Minorca and Gibraltar to England:  Spanish lands
      in Italy and Netherlands to Emperor Charles:  Sicily
      to Savoy.  Prussia made a kingdom.

1714 Quarrel between Harley and Bolingbroke:  Harley
      dismissed.

      Schism Act:  schoolmasters to belong to the Church of
      England.

      Bolingbroke’s free trade proposals defeated by the Whigs.

      Death of Electress Sophia:  George of Hanover now heir
      to the British throne.

      (July 30).  Death of Anne:  Accession of George I.

Oxford:  HORACE HART, Printer to the University

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