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| Arrest Walpole, Robert |  |
| Tower of London Imprisoned by the Tories for corruption |
| Birth Frederick II the Great |  |
| 24th Jan Berlin Birth of Frederick II the Great, 3rd eldest son of Frederick William I of Prussia |
| Conference of Utrecht Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| 1st Jan Utrecht First day of the Utrecht Peace Conference |
| Death Osbourne, Thomas |  |
| Death of Thomas Osbourne |
| Death Bahadur Shah I |  |
| 27th Feb Lahore Death of Bahadur Shah I |
| Death Jahandar Shah | |
| 27th Dec Upon the death of their father Jahandar Shah and his brother Azim-ush-shan declare themselves emperor and conduct a struggle for the succession |
| Death Ienobu |  |
| Death of Ienobu |
| Defeat Charles XII |  |
| Russia & Denmark defeat Sweden in the Baltic & Scandinavia |
| Dismissal Walpole, Robert | |
| Expelled from the Commons on the political charge of "venality" in the Naval Office |
| Field Marshal Stenbock, Magnus Gustafson |  |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| Impeachment Walpole, Robert | |
| Impeached by the House of Commons for corruption as Secretary at War, found guilty & imprisoned |
| Walpole is expelled from Parliament |
| Invention Steam Engine Newcomen, Thomas | |
| London Invents the steam engine |
| Marriage Catherine I |  |
| Marries Peter the Great |
| Peace Anne | |
| 10th May London Approves the Restraining Orders imposing an Anglo-French truce |
| Publication Berkley, George |  |
| Publication of, "Passive Obedience" |
| Succession Jahandar Shah | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India |
| 17th Mar Azim-ush-shan is killed and Jahandar Shah is able to rulefor a further eleven months |
| 17th Mar Jahandar Shah is a mere puppet in the hands of his favorite wife, Lal Kunwar,who, before her elevation to the position of Queen Consort was a mere dancing girl. |
| 27th Dec Upon the death of their father Jahandar Shah and his brother Azim-ush-shan declare themselves emperor and conduct a struggle for the succession |
| Succession Kunwar, Lal | |
| 17th Mar Jahandar Shah is a mere puppet in the hands of his favorite wife, Lal Kunwar,who, before her elevation to the position of Queen Consort was a mere dancing girl. |
