1705Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. It is completed in 1724 The Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 is passed by the English Parliament, which naturalized Sophia of Hanover and the "issue of her body" as British subjects. : The Mistake by Sir John VanbrughGodfrey Kneller's Kit-cat portrait, considered one of Kneller's finest portraits. Sir John Vanbrugh ( January 24, 1664? March 26, 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace. He wrote two argumentative and o; The Gamester by Susannah Centlivre
1706Events May 23 Battle of Ramillies November 5 Dublin Gazette first edition Births January 17 Benjamin Franklin, American politician (died 1790) January 28 John Baskerville, printer, typefounder (died 1775) March 6 Sir George Pocock, British admiral (died 1 : The Recruiting Officer (play) - George FarquharGeorge Farquhar ( 1678 April 29, 1707) was an Irish dramatist. Born in Londonderry, the son of a clergyman, he attended Trinity College, Dublin, but left without any qualifications, possibly to join a roving troupe of actors. His career was blossoming, wh
1707Events March 26 Act of Union with Scotland becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. April 25 Allied army is defeated by borbonic army at Almansa ( Spain) in the War of the Spanish Su : Essay Concerning the Use of Reason - Anthony CollinsAnthony Collins ( June 21, 1676 December 13, 1729), was an English philosopher, a proponent of deism. Collins was born at Heston, near Hounslow in Middlesex, England. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, and studied law at the Mi; The Beaux' Stratagem - George FarquharGeorge Farquhar ( 1678 April 29, 1707) was an Irish dramatist. Born in Londonderry, the son of a clergyman, he attended Trinity College, Dublin, but left without any qualifications, possibly to join a roving troupe of actors. His career was blossoming, wh