1710 in Great Britain

Events from the year 1710 in Great Britain.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Anne

Events

• January – food shortages in major cities due to the harsh winter.^[1]
• 27 February–21 March – trial of Henry Sacheverell for preaching criticism of the Glorious Revolution which is considered subversive by the Whig government.^[2]
• 1 March – riots in London, in support of Sacheverell.^[1]
• 10 April – the Statute of Anne, the world's first copyright legislation, becomes effective.^[3]
• 19 April – Queen Anne meets the Four Mohawk Kings in London.^[4]
• 9 July – Louis XIV of France withdraws from peace negotiations with Britain taking place at Geertruidenberg.^[5]
• 16 July – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Almenar: victory of the Habsburg monarchy in alliance with Britain against Bourbon Spain.^[1]
• 9 August – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: victory of the Habsburg monarchy in alliance with Britain against Bourbon Spain.^[1]
• 11 August – a Tory administration is formed with Robert Harley as Chancellor of the Exchequer following the fall of the Whig government.^[2]
• 13 October – Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending the Siege of Port Royal gives the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
• 25 November – following the general election, the fourth parliament of Queen Anne's reign is composed mainly of Tory MPs.^[2]
• 8–9 December – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Brihuega: The British are defeated by French and Spanish troops.^[2]

Publications

• John Arbuthnot's paper An Argument for Divine Providence, Taken From the Constant Regularity Observ'd in the Births of Both Sexes.

Births

• 12 March – Thomas Augustine Arne, composer (died 1778)
• 15 April – William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (died 1790)
• 17 April – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish Freemason (died 1767)
• 25 April – James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (died 1776)
• 26 April – Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (died 1796)
• 16 May – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, politician (died 1782)
• 10 June – James Short, mathematician and optician (died 1768)
• 13 August – William Heberden, physician (died 1801)
• 19 August – Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, statesman (died 1763)
• 20 August – Thomas Simpson, mathematician (died 1761)
• 30 September – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, statesman (d. 1771)
• 24 October – Alban Butler, Catholic priest and writer (died 1773)
• 8 November – Sarah Fielding, writer (died 1768)
• 27 November – Robert Lowth, bishop and grammarian (died 1787)

Deaths

• 1 January – William Bruce, Scottish architect (born c. 1630)
• 5 March – John Holt, Lord Chief Justice (born 1642)
• 28 April – Thomas Betterton, English actor (born c. 1635)
• 1 June – David Mitchell, Scottish admiral (born 1642)

See also

• 1710 in Wales