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| Birth Frederick Louis |  |
| London Birth of Augusta, Frederick Louis & Augusta givebirth to their 1st child |
| Birth Paine, Thomas | |
| 28th Jan Thetford Birth of Thomas Paine |
| Burial Caroline of Ansbach | |
| Nov Westminster Abbey Buried at Westminster Abbey. Handel composed an elaborate 10-section anthem for the occasion, "The ways of Zion do mourn / Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline" |
| Captain Anson, George | |
| Appointed Captain Battleship Centurion |
| Death Caroline of Ansbach | |
| 20th Nov Death of Caroline of Ansbach, dies from complications following a rupture of the womb |
| Death Walpole, Robert | |
| Death of Caroline of Ansbach, Walpole loses a very valuable ally in the Royal Court |
| Exile George II | |
| 10th Oct London Exiles the Prince of Wales from Court in anger with his collaboration with opposition |
| Marriage Skerret, Maria | |
| Walpole marries his mistress Maria Skerret but she dies a few months later |
| Marriage Skerret, Robert | |
| Walpole marries his mistress Maria Skerret but she dies a few months later |
| Marriage Walpole, Robert | |
| London Walpole marries his mistress Maria Skerret but she dies a few months later |
| Walpole marries his mistress, Maria Skerritt, who dies shortly thereafter during childbirth |
