. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. Battle of the Boyne. 1691âTreaty of Limerick. 1694âDeath ofQueen Mary; Bank of England incorporated. 1697âPeace of Ryswick. 1702âAnne reigned; wa
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. Battle of the Boyne. 1691âTreaty of Limerick. 1694âDeath ofQueen Mary; Bank of England incorporated. 1697âPeace of Ryswick. 1702âAnne reigned; war with France. 1704âBattle of Blenheim; Gibraltartaken. 1706âBattle of Ramillies. 1707âUnion of England and Scotland;Union Jack adopted. 1713âTreaty of Utrecht; George I. became king. 1715âRebellion in Scotland. 1718âWar with Spain. 1720âThe South Seascheme. 1721âSir Robert Walpole the first prime minister. 1727âWarwith Austria and Spain; George II. became king. 1738âJohn Wesley: riseof the Methodists. 1741âWar of the Austrian succession. 1743âBattle ofDettingen. 1746âThe Pretender defeated at Culloden. 1748âPeace of Aix-la-Chapelle. 1751âCorrection of the Julian calendar. 1753âBritish Museumfounded. 1756âSeven Years War with France. 1757âBattle of Plassey;foundation of Englands Indian empire. i759âStorming of Quebec; erectionof Eddystone Lighthouse. 1760âGeorge III. became king. 1763âCanada. EnglandâChronology 1^49 ceded to Great Britain. 1768âRoyal Academy founded. 1769âJames Wattsecured his first patent for an improved steam engine. 1775âThe American Revolution began. 1776âDeclaration of AmericanIndependence. 1780âThe Gordon riots in London. 1781âDefeat of Corn-wallis at Yorktown, 1782âIreland secured independence for its âTreaties of Paris and Versailles; recognition of the independence of theUnited States. 1786âImpeachment of Warren Hastings, 1787 (?)âWestAfrica colonized. 1793âWar with France. 1796âDiscovery of vaccinat
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