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1764 in Great Britain

April 12, 2024

Events from the year 1764 in Great Britain.

1764 in Great Britain:
Other years
1762 | 1763 | 1764 | 1765 | 1766
Countries of the United Kingdom
Scotland
Sport
1764 English cricket season

Incumbents edit

Events edit

Undated edit

Publications edit

Births edit

Deaths edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "History of George Grenville - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 322–323. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  3. ^ The American Revenue Act of 1764. 2 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ . thewordtravels.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  5. ^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
  6. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
  7. ^ Summerson, John (1954). Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830. Penguin.
  8. ^ Hinde, Thomas (1986). Capability Brown: the Story of a Master Gardener. London: Hutchinson. pp. 100, 119, 123. ISBN 0-09-163740-6.
  9. ^ . The Needles Park. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.

April 12, 2024
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