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I'm thinking of setting a story in 1709, and wondered if my esteemed fellow AH.commers could give me their impressions of this year ?

Marlborough has fought Oudenarde, but not Malplaquet, and both he and his wife just about remain in royal favour

Charles XII is on the crest of a wave heading towards disaster at Poltava

Isaac Newton is still alive, but is he still producing? Is his mind intact ? Who are his contemporaries, rivals and associates ?

Peter The Great, Louis XIV, Eugene of Savoy populate Europe - or more accurately strive to depopulate it!

What's going on in the Americas ? In India ?

How strong is any faction in Britain supporting the Jacobites over the planned Hannoverian succession ?

Which English town or city is major but not vital, that its destruction would be felt but not devastating to the nation ?

Many other trends too! Specifically Europe and its colonies and trade routes really, since that's where events are and whilst China or Japan may be interested, they won't be able to intervene

Any other thoughts and insights ?!

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
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