1741 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1741 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig
[edit] Events
- 30 April–11 June. A general election is held but is a disappointing result for Robert Walpole.[1]
- 19 October - Stage debut of actor David Garrick in Richard III.[2]
- War of Jenkins' Ear - Admiral Edward Vernon captures Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, renaming it Cumberland Bay. His troops are resisted by local guerrilla forces and withdraw.
- George Frideric Handel composes the oratorio Messiah.[2]
[edit] Publications
- April - Henry Fielding's An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews satirising Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded.[2]
[edit] Births
- 27 January - Hester Thrale, diarist (died 1821)
- 17 March - William Withering, physician (died 1799)
- 11 September - Arthur Young, writer (died 1820)
[edit] Deaths
- 21 February - Jethro Tull, agriculturist (born 1674)
[edit] References
- ^ Sir Robert Walpole, PMs in history. Retrieved on 2007-07-14.
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 308–309. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
[edit] See also
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