1689-King James II of England{James 7-Scotland} Deposed, He fled the Country, precipitating the Jacobite Rebellions. 1689, 1716, 1745-46, OTL. - James took refuge in France, along with several hundreds of his followers.
1690- William III & Mary become King & Queen of Britain
27-July-1689- First Jacobite Uprising, Battle of Killiecrankie, English forces defeated by Scottish Jacobites.
1696- Peter I -captures The Fortress at Azov gaining control of the Azov Sea. And access to the Black Sea.
01-Jan-1700- Russia replaces the Byzantine Calender, with the Julian calender.
22- Feb-1700-Northern war starts. [otl 1700-21]
20-Nov-1700-King Charles XII, Sweden, defeats the Russians at Narva.
18-Jan-1701-Fredrick III, Elector of Brandenburg, becomes King of Prussia.
19-Jan-1701-Philip V makes his ceremonial entry into Madrid.
23-May-1701-New York Sea Cap't William Kidd Hanged on the Bank of the Thames, after being found guilty of piracy & murder.
06-Sept-1701- King James II/VII dies, His son James Francis Stuart [James VIII] Becomes legitimate King of Scotland, In the eyes of the Jacobites .
08-Nov-1701- William Penn Granted a Charter of Privileges.
08-Mar-1702- William III, dies after falling off his horse, his sister in Law, Anne Stuart becomes Queen.
1702- Queen Anne's War. {war of the Spanish Succession}begins.
1704- Britain seizes Gibraltar.
1705- Yodoya Tatsugora, Japanese Merchant dies, 5th generation Silk Trader & Rice Merchant. Claiming that it was Unbecoming for a Non-Noble to be so Wealthy, The Shogunate confiscated his Fortune. The Shogun was one of Many Gov't officials that owed him large amounts of money.
1706- Thomas Twinings opens a Tea Shop.
April-1707- English & Scottish Parliaments accept Act of Union.
01-May 1707- Great Britain Formed by union of England, Scotland, & Wales.
1707- Frederick, Prince of Wales Born.
03-Sept-1709- First Major group of German & Swiss colonists reach the Carolinas.
1711- Ottomans Regain Azov
23-Aug-1711- A British attemp to invade Canada by sea Fails.
1712- England levees a tax on Soap, with the declaration that it was a Frivolous luxury of the Aristocrats.
1713- Queen Anne's War ends with Treaty of Utrecht. Andrew Robinson Builds the first New England Schooner.
Treaty of Utrecht-Americas-England received & France recognized British control of Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, & Acadia {renamed Nova Scotia}. France retained Quebec, St Lawrence Islands, Cape Breton Island, & Newfoundland fishing Rites. Britain Officially Recognized Spanish Rite to close it's colonial ports to foreign {ie non Spanish} shipping. Spain Cedes 2.5 squ mile Gibraltar in Perpetutity to Britian
1714-Queen Anne Dies, Throne offered to George of Hanover. In France, Dom Perignon invents Champagne.
1715- population est.-England 5 million, Scotland 1.7 million, British NA 350 thousand, French NA 30 thousand
20-July-1715-The Riot Act goes in effect in England.
22-Oct-1715-POD-James VIII lands in Scotland to rally his forces.
13-Nov-1715- Defeat of the Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir *James captured. John Campbell,2nd Duke of Argyll Killed.
This ATL Battle is much worst that OTL, More a complete defeat like '45's Culloden
In OTL Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll was in charge of Enforcing The measures actually passed in London (e.g. a"Disarming Act", by which the highland clans should have laid down their arms). These were ineffectual, because not properly enforced or deliberately circumvented. In TTL the laws are more like the post '45 laws.
24-Nov-1715 the Thames River Freezes over at London.
22-Dec-1715-OTL James lands in Scotland.
04-Feb-1716-OTL-James returns to France. ATL James VIII pretender to the Throne of Scotland, Executed in the Tower of London. {consensus on Alt.hist board that George would waste no time removing his rival}.
1716-"Bobbing John" Erskine, the Earl of Mar Appointed to enforce English {Hanover} Rule in Scotland.
ATL The Earl rigorously enforces the Laws, With a policy of clearing the Highlands. Over the next decade, thousands of suspected Jacobites are transported [1717 transport law] to Nova Scotia to dilute the large French Catholic population. Thousands more flee on their own, with several whole Clans ending up in the southern Carolinas. The population of Scotland is ~ 1.7 million with 25% Highlanders. By 1750 the pop would be 1.1 million with only ~100,000 Highlanders. {this is only ~15,000/yr}
1717- First Scots transportees arrive in America .
1718- The initial shipment of American ginseng (sent from Canada) arrived in China (Canton).
15-May-1718- James Puckle Patents the worlds first Machine gun
Jan-Aug-1720- Speculators in London bid up the price of the South Sea Company, with a Monopoly on trade with South America and the Pacific. In Aug. the Bubble burst, Stock prices dropped 98.5 %. It would take 100 years for the Market to recover.
1720- England passes a Law prohibiting the emigration of skilled Craftsmen, or the export of Machinery, models, or plans. Unfortunately this ignores the thousands of Scots being forcefully emigrated .
20-Dec-1720- Charles Stuart Not Born-
1690- William III & Mary become King & Queen of Britain
27-July-1689- First Jacobite Uprising, Battle of Killiecrankie, English forces defeated by Scottish Jacobites.
1696- Peter I -captures The Fortress at Azov gaining control of the Azov Sea. And access to the Black Sea.
01-Jan-1700- Russia replaces the Byzantine Calender, with the Julian calender.
22- Feb-1700-Northern war starts. [otl 1700-21]
20-Nov-1700-King Charles XII, Sweden, defeats the Russians at Narva.
18-Jan-1701-Fredrick III, Elector of Brandenburg, becomes King of Prussia.
19-Jan-1701-Philip V makes his ceremonial entry into Madrid.
23-May-1701-New York Sea Cap't William Kidd Hanged on the Bank of the Thames, after being found guilty of piracy & murder.
06-Sept-1701- King James II/VII dies, His son James Francis Stuart [James VIII] Becomes legitimate King of Scotland, In the eyes of the Jacobites .
08-Nov-1701- William Penn Granted a Charter of Privileges.
08-Mar-1702- William III, dies after falling off his horse, his sister in Law, Anne Stuart becomes Queen.
1702- Queen Anne's War. {war of the Spanish Succession}begins.
1704- Britain seizes Gibraltar.
1705- Yodoya Tatsugora, Japanese Merchant dies, 5th generation Silk Trader & Rice Merchant. Claiming that it was Unbecoming for a Non-Noble to be so Wealthy, The Shogunate confiscated his Fortune. The Shogun was one of Many Gov't officials that owed him large amounts of money.
1706- Thomas Twinings opens a Tea Shop.
April-1707- English & Scottish Parliaments accept Act of Union.
01-May 1707- Great Britain Formed by union of England, Scotland, & Wales.
1707- Frederick, Prince of Wales Born.
03-Sept-1709- First Major group of German & Swiss colonists reach the Carolinas.
1711- Ottomans Regain Azov
23-Aug-1711- A British attemp to invade Canada by sea Fails.
1712- England levees a tax on Soap, with the declaration that it was a Frivolous luxury of the Aristocrats.
1713- Queen Anne's War ends with Treaty of Utrecht. Andrew Robinson Builds the first New England Schooner.
Treaty of Utrecht-Americas-England received & France recognized British control of Hudson Bay, Newfoundland, & Acadia {renamed Nova Scotia}. France retained Quebec, St Lawrence Islands, Cape Breton Island, & Newfoundland fishing Rites. Britain Officially Recognized Spanish Rite to close it's colonial ports to foreign {ie non Spanish} shipping. Spain Cedes 2.5 squ mile Gibraltar in Perpetutity to Britian
1714-Queen Anne Dies, Throne offered to George of Hanover. In France, Dom Perignon invents Champagne.
1715- population est.-England 5 million, Scotland 1.7 million, British NA 350 thousand, French NA 30 thousand
20-July-1715-The Riot Act goes in effect in England.
22-Oct-1715-POD-James VIII lands in Scotland to rally his forces.
13-Nov-1715- Defeat of the Jacobites at the Battle of Sheriffmuir *James captured. John Campbell,2nd Duke of Argyll Killed.
This ATL Battle is much worst that OTL, More a complete defeat like '45's Culloden
In OTL Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll was in charge of Enforcing The measures actually passed in London (e.g. a"Disarming Act", by which the highland clans should have laid down their arms). These were ineffectual, because not properly enforced or deliberately circumvented. In TTL the laws are more like the post '45 laws.
24-Nov-1715 the Thames River Freezes over at London.
22-Dec-1715-OTL James lands in Scotland.
04-Feb-1716-OTL-James returns to France. ATL James VIII pretender to the Throne of Scotland, Executed in the Tower of London. {consensus on Alt.hist board that George would waste no time removing his rival}.
1716-"Bobbing John" Erskine, the Earl of Mar Appointed to enforce English {Hanover} Rule in Scotland.
ATL The Earl rigorously enforces the Laws, With a policy of clearing the Highlands. Over the next decade, thousands of suspected Jacobites are transported [1717 transport law] to Nova Scotia to dilute the large French Catholic population. Thousands more flee on their own, with several whole Clans ending up in the southern Carolinas. The population of Scotland is ~ 1.7 million with 25% Highlanders. By 1750 the pop would be 1.1 million with only ~100,000 Highlanders. {this is only ~15,000/yr}
1717- First Scots transportees arrive in America .
1718- The initial shipment of American ginseng (sent from Canada) arrived in China (Canton).
15-May-1718- James Puckle Patents the worlds first Machine gun
Jan-Aug-1720- Speculators in London bid up the price of the South Sea Company, with a Monopoly on trade with South America and the Pacific. In Aug. the Bubble burst, Stock prices dropped 98.5 %. It would take 100 years for the Market to recover.
1720- England passes a Law prohibiting the emigration of skilled Craftsmen, or the export of Machinery, models, or plans. Unfortunately this ignores the thousands of Scots being forcefully emigrated .
20-Dec-1720- Charles Stuart Not Born-