The First Doggett Coat and Badge Sculling Race Takes Place on the Thames
April 1, 1716
Doggett’s Coat and Badge is the prize and name for the oldest continuous rowing race in the world. Up to six …
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James VIII of Scotland Escapes to France, Concluding the Jacobite Rising of 1715
February 4, 1716
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart or Stewart (June 10, 1688 - January 01, 1766) was a claimant of the thrones of …
Scottish Jacobite Army Begins Retreat
January 29, 1716
On January 29, 1716, the Scottish Jacobite army began its retreat, marking a turning point in the Jacobite Rising of …
Lord George Sackville, Soldier, Politician and MP for Portarlington, Born
January 26, 1716
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, PC (26 January 1716 – 26 August 1785), styled The Honourable George Sackville …
The Glasgow Courant, the Citys First Newspaper First Printed
November 14, 1715
The newspaper was first printed on 14 November 1715 in “Glasgow College”, the precursor to the University of …
Battle of Sheriffmuir
November 13, 1715
The Battle of Sheriffmuir took place on November 13, 1715, during the Jacobite Rising of 1715 in Scotland, a force of …
Jacobites Defeated Government Forces at Battle of Sheriffmuir.
September 12, 1715
Jacobites defeated government forces at Battle of Sheriffmuir. This September 12, 1715 entry records a moment in Celtic …
Battle of Sheriffmuir, Scotland
September 12, 1715
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland. …
The Earl of Mar Unfurled the Standard of the Old Pretender in Braemar at the Start of the First Jacobite Uprising.
September 6, 1715
The Earl of Mar unfurled the standard of the Old Pretender at Braemar in Scotland, marking the start of the first …
First Jacobite Rising Begins as the Standard of James III Is Raised at the Braes of Mar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
September 6, 1715
Jacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and …
Frederick Hamilton, Writes to George I That Although the County Is Well Affected
August 15, 1715
On this date, Frederick Hamilton, former MP for Donegal, writes to King George I: “Although the county is well affected, …
Nahum Tate, Born
July 30, 1715
Birth of Nahum Tate the first Irish-born poet laureate of England. Playwright and hymn writer, his best known work is …