1759 in Great Britain

1759 in Great Britain:
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Sport
1759 English cricket season

Events from the year 1759 in Great Britain. The year was dubbed an Annus Mirabilis due to a succession of military victories in the Seven Years' War against French-led opponents.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 319–320. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  3. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. p. 222. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  4. "Eddystone Lighthouse". Trinity House. Archived from the original on 9 September 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2006.
  5. Royal Observatory Greenwich souvenir guide. 2012. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-1-906367-51-0. the first precision watch and considered by many today as the most important timekeeper ever.
  6. "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". World Heritage. UNESCO. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

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