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August 30, 1709
The British government requires all registered Catholic priests in Ireland to publicly renounce the claims of the Stuart …
May 9, 1709
The Irish House of Lords expresses hope that union of Ireland and England will follow union of England and Scotland. …
January 12, 1709
Benjamin Burton, the politician and Revenue Commissioner, was born on January 12, 1709 in Dublin. Benjamin was educated …
August 30, 1708
Penal Laws passed in 1695 restricting Catholics rights are strengthened for the second time. This August 30, 1708 entry …
March 13, 1708
On March 13, 1708, the French fleet, which had intended to launch a Jacobite invasion of Scotland to restore James …
March 12, 1708
The French Jacobite invasion of Scotland that aborted its landing at the Firth of Forth occurred in March 1708. This was …
October 23, 1707
First meeting of the Parliament of Great Britain. This October 23, 1707 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
April 25, 1707
At the Battle of Almansa (April 25, 1707), during the War of the Spanish Succession, Thomas Erle, Member of Parliament …
April 15, 1707
Sir Henry Cavendish, MP and incompetent Teller of the Exchequer, born. This April 15, 1707 entry records a moment in …
January 16, 1707
The Treaty of Union between the Scottish and English Parliaments was ratified on January 16, 1707. This treaty marked …
January 8, 1707
The Earl of Stair is a hereditary title associated with the Stair family in Scotland. The most notable individual …
October 3, 1706
Last Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh before the Union with Westminster. This October 3, 1706 entry records a moment in …
