1743 in Great Britain
Great Britain-related events during the year of 1743
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Events from the year 1743 in Great Britain.
Incumbents
- Monarch – George II
- Prime Minister – Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (Whig) (until 2 July);[1] Henry Pelham (Whig) (starting 27 August)[2]
Events
- 21 February – premiere in London of George Frideric Handel's oratorio, Samson.
- 2 March – War of Jenkins' Ear: Battle of La Guaira – A British expeditionary fleet under Sir Charles Knowles is defeated by the Spanish off the South American coast.
- 13 April – British East India Company ship Princess Louisa is wrecked off the coast of Maio Island in the Cape Verde Islands, killing 49 of her 179 crew.
- 16 June (27 June New Style) – War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Dettingen is fought in Bavaria. King George II leads the troops of Britain and Brunswick to victory over the French – the last time a reigning British monarch participates in a battle. The Prime Minister, Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, is also present, observing from a carriage. George Frideric Handel writes the oratorio Dettingen Te Deum in celebration of the King's victory.[3]
- 13 July – all 276 people on board the Dutch East India Company ship Hollandia drown after the ship strikes a rock off Annet, Isles of Scilly.
- 20 July – Lord Anson captures the Philippine galleon Nuestra Señora de Covadonga and its treasure of 1,313,843 Spanish dollars at Manila.[4]
- 27 August – Henry Pelham becomes Prime Minister, following the death of Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, on 2 July.[5][6]
- 13 September – Treaty of Worms signed between Great Britain, the Holy Roman Emperor and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
- 25 October – France and Spain form the Alliance of Fontainebleau with the aim of recapturing Gibraltar from Britain.[3]
- 11 December – Princess Louise, the King's daughter, marries Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark and Norway.[7]
Undated
- Gin Act 1743 attempts to increase taxation on gin provoking riots in London.
- Dr Christopher Packe produces the first geological map of south-east England.[8]
- Last wolf said to be killed in Scotland.[9]
- William Hogarth begins painting his Marriage à-la-mode series.[3]
Publications
- Robert Blair's poem The Grave is published.[10]
- The final edition of Alexander Pope's The Dunciad is published.[3]
Births
- 1 January – William Parker, admiral (died 1802)
- 13 February – Joseph Banks, naturalist and botanist (died 1820)
- 14 March – Hannah Cowley, dramatist and poet (died 1809)
- 24 April – Edmund Cartwright, clergyman and inventor of the power loom (died 1823)
- July – William Paley, philosopher (died 1805)
Deaths
- 4 April – Daniel Neal, English historian (born 1678)
- 23 May – Thomas Archer, baroque architect (born 1668)
- 2 July – Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1674)[11]
- 1 August – Richard Savage, writer (born c. 1697)
- 5 August – John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English statesman and writer (born 1696)
- 23 August – Mary Edwards, heiress (born 1705)
- 4 October – John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish soldier (born 1678)
- 5 October – Henry Carey, poet, dramatist and songwriter, suicide (born 1687)
See also
References
- ^ Bryant, Christopher (2014). Parliament: The Biography. Doubleday. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-85752-224-5.
- ^ "History of Henry Pelham - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Mourelle, Francisco Antonio (1920). Voyage of the Sonora in the Second Bucareli Expedition. T. C. Russell. p. 108.
- ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 217–218. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ "PMs in History, Henry Pelham". Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2007.
- ^ Beatty, Michael A. (2003). The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 164. ISBN 0786415584.
- ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
- ^ "The Wolf in Scotland". ElectricScotland. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6.
- ^ "Spencer Compton, earl of Wilmington | English noble". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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