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{{Year in England|1702}}Events from the year 1702 in England. This year sees a change of monarch. Incumbents- Monarch – William III (until 8 March), Anne (starting 8 March)
- Parliament – 6th of King William III (until 2 July), 1st of Queen Anne (starting 20 August)
Events- 20 February – William III falls from his horse, Sorrel, in Richmond Park after it stumbles on a molehill and breaks his clavicle.[1]
- 8 March (19 March N.S.) – William III dies of complications following his accident; his sister-in-law Anne Stuart, Princess of Denmark, becomes Queen Anne of England.[2]
- 11 March (22 March N.S.) – the first regular English language national newspaper, The Daily Courant, is published for the first time[2] in Fleet Street in the City of London; it covers only foreign news.
- 23 April – coronation of Queen Anne in Westminster Abbey.[3]
- 4 May (14 May N.S.) – War of the Spanish Succession: England, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire declare war on France as part of the Grand Alliance.[4]
- June – War of the Spanish Succession: Queen Anne's Captain-General John Churchill forces the surrender of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine.
- July – general election results in victory for the Tories.[3]
- September – War of the Spanish Succession: Churchill forces the surrender of Venlo on the River Meuse.
- 27 October – English troops plunder St. Augustine in Florida.[4]
- October – War of the Spanish Succession: George Rooke fails to take Cádiz, but captures a Spanish treasure fleet and destroys French and Spanish warships.
- 23 October – War of the Spanish Succession:
- Churchill forces the surrender of Liège.[4]
- At the Battle of Vigo Bay, the Anglo-Dutch fleet defeats that of France and Spain.
- December – Daniel Defoe publishes his satiric pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters (anonymously).
- 14 December – John Churchill is created Duke of Marlborough.
Undated- Castle Howard in Yorkshire completed, to the design of John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor.[3]
- George Sorocold erects machinery at Cotchetts' silk spinning mill in Derby, making it one of the earliest examples of a factory.[5]
- John Kersey publishes A New English Dictionary; or, a complete collection of the most proper and significant words, commonly used in the language.
Births- 4 March – Jack Sheppard, burglar and escapee (died 1724)
- 26 June – Philip Doddridge, religious leader (died 1751)
- 5 November – Edward Stone, polymath (died 1768)
- Undated – Benjamin Stillingfleet, botanist (died 1771)
Deaths- 8 March – King William III (born 1650 in The Hague, Netherlands)
- 23 April – Margaret Fell, Quaker leader (born 1614)
- 28 September – Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, statesman (born 1640)
- 15 October – Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond, courtier (born 1647)
- 4 November – John Benbow, admiral (born 1653)
References1. ^{{cite web|title=History of King William III of England|url=http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/Outline_of_Great_Books_Volume_I/kingwilli_jd.html|work=Outline of Great Books|volume=1|year=2003|accessdate=2012-10-27}}
2. ^1 {{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}
3. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=201–202|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=290}}
5. ^{{cite web|first=K. R.|last=Fairclough|title=Sorocold, George (c.1668–1738?)|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|edition=Online|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=September 2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/47971|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/47971|accessdate=2010-07-05}} {{ODNBsub}}
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