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THE TIMES
Monarchs
George I
1714-1727
George II
1727-1760
George III
1760-1820
George IV
1820-1840
William IV
1830-1837
Victoria
1837-1901
EVENTS
John Kay invents the flying shuttle 1733
John Wesley founds the Methodists 1739
The second Jacobite uprising. The Jacobites invade England and reach as far as Derby but then turn back
and are crushed at the battle of Culloden 1745-46
British rule in India begins with victory at the Battle of Plassey 1757
General Wolfe captures Quebec. His victory ensures Canada will be a British colony 1759
Invention of the spinning jenny and arguably, the Industrial Revolution 1764
James Watt patents an improved steam engine 1769
Richard Arkwright introduces a loom powered by a water mill 1771
American Declaration of Independence 1776
The Industrial Revolution begins to transform Britain
Henry Cort invents the 'puddling' process. A new way of making wrought iron. Iron production booms. 1784
French Revolution 1789
LIFE
Anne Arslett, daughter, of Ann and Stephen Arslett, was baptised 24 June 1733 in Lasham, Hampshire, England.<ref name="HoldawayBookp11">Holdaway, Mary, The Holdaway Family: Pioneers of Nelson (Blenheim: Mary Holdaway, 1992), p. 11</ref> She married John Baker on 2 November 1755 in Lasham.<ref name="HoldawayBookp11"/>
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May 27, 1759
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