9 January – Robert Walpole made Earl of Orford and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer.[3] On his formally relinquishing office five days later, he will have served 20 years and 314 days as Prime Minister, the longest single term ever, and also longer than the accumulated terms of any other British Prime Minister.
19 August – A British fleet led by Commodore William Martin enters the harbor of Naples with three warships, two frigates, and four bomb vessels, and sends a message giving the King Charles VII of Naples (the future King Charles III of Spain) 30 minutes to agree to withdraw Neapolitan troops from the Spanish Army. Don Carlos agrees and ends the threat of a Spanish foothold in Italy.[7]
^Leadam, I. S. (1909). The Political History of England: The history of England from the accession of Anne to the death of George II, 1702-1760. London: Longmans, Green and Co. p. 372.
^Parker, Keith A. (1996). "Anson, George". In Olson, James S.; Shadle, Robert (eds.). Historical Dictionary of the British Empire. Greenwood Publishing. p. 68.
^Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. pp. 300–301. ISBN0-333-57688-8.
^Cox, Michael, ed. (2004). The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-860634-6.
^Birley, Robert (1962). Sunk without Trace: some forgotten masterpieces reconsidered. London: Rupert Hart-Davis.
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Events from the year 1742 in Great Britain 1742 in Great Britain Other years1740 1741 1742 1743 1744Countries of the United KingdomScotlandSport1742 English cricket season Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Publications 4 Births 5 Deaths 6 See also 7 ReferencesIncumbents editMonarch George II Prime Minister Robert Walpole Whig until 11 February Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington Whig starting 16 February 1 Parliament 9th nbsp Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington Great Britain s second prime ministerEvents editJanuary the House of Commons votes on the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by election It becomes a motion of no confidence which leads to the resignation of Robert Walpole 2 9 January Robert Walpole made Earl of Orford and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer 3 On his formally relinquishing office five days later he will have served 20 years and 314 days as Prime Minister the longest single term ever and also longer than the accumulated terms of any other British Prime Minister 14 January Edmond Halley dies at Greenwich aged 85 he is succeeded as Astronomer Royal by James Bradley 12 February John Carteret 2nd Lord Carteret becomes Secretary of State for the Northern Department 16 February Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain 4 18 February British attack La Guayra 13 April George Frideric Handel s oratorio The Messiah is first performed in Dublin 6 May 150 houses in the Northamptonshire town of Stony Stratford are consumed by a fire the second in 6 years 5 28 May opening in London of first known British bagnio to offer a swimming pool 6 7 July War of Jenkins Ear British troops defeat those of Spain in the Battle of Bloody Marsh in the Province of Georgia 14 July William Pulteney is created 1st Earl of Bath 19 August A British fleet led by Commodore William Martin enters the harbor of Naples with three warships two frigates and four bomb vessels and sends a message giving the King Charles VII of Naples the future King Charles III of Spain 30 minutes to agree to withdraw Neapolitan troops from the Spanish Army Don Carlos agrees and ends the threat of a Spanish foothold in Italy 7 27 August George Anson captain of HMS Centurion arrives with his seriously ill crew at the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands 8 16 September construction starts on the Foundling Hospital in London 9 Publications editHenry Fielding s novel Joseph Andrews published anonymously 22 February 3 Charles Jervas translation of Don Quixote published posthumously under the name Jarvis Edward Young s poetry The Complaint or Night Thoughts on Life Death and Immortality first three parts published anonymously 10 11 Births edit1 January Isaac Reed Shakespearean editor died 1807 8 January Philip Astley circus organiser died 1814 15 March bapt John Stackhouse Cornish born botanist died 1819 25 March William Combe born William Combes writer poet and adventurer died 1823 28 April Henry Dundas statesman died 1811 26 December bapt George Chalmers Scottish born antiquarian died 1825 Deaths edit1 January Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven statesman born 1686 14 January Edmond Halley astronomer born 1656 22 February Charles Rivington publisher born 1688 2 April James Douglas physician and anatomist born 1675 18 June John Aislabie politician born 1670 27 June Nathan Bailey philologist and lexicographer year of birth unknown 9 July John Oldmixon historian born 1673 14 July Richard Bentley scholar and critic born 1662 19 July William Somervile poet born 1675 See also edit1742 in WalesReferences edit Bryant Christopher 2014 Parliament The Biography Doubleday p 379 ISBN 978 0 85752 224 5 A dozen Downing Street departures BBC News 9 May 2007 Archived from the original on 23 August 2007 Retrieved 14 July 2007 a b Williams Hywel 2005 Cassell s Chronology of World History London Weidenfeld amp Nicolson p 309 ISBN 0 304 35730 8 Earl of Wilmington PMs in history Archived from the original on 5 July 2007 Retrieved 14 July 2007 The British Chronologist 1789 Gordon Ian Inglis Simon 2009 Great Lengths the historic indoor swimming pools of Britain Swindon English Heritage p 21 ISBN 978 1 90562 452 2 Leadam I S 1909 The Political History of England The history of England from the accession of Anne to the death of George II 1702 1760 London Longmans Green and Co p 372 Parker Keith A 1996 Anson George In Olson James S Shadle Robert eds Historical Dictionary of the British Empire Greenwood Publishing p 68 Weinreb Ben Hibbert Christopher 1995 The London Encyclopaedia Macmillan pp 300 301 ISBN 0 333 57688 8 Cox Michael ed 2004 The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 860634 6 Birley Robert 1962 Sunk without Trace some forgotten masterpieces reconsidered London Rupert Hart Davis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1742 in Great Britain amp oldid 1179992911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
