The Counting Thread

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1696

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1697

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1698

Can we close the thread now please ferret

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1698

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1700

century

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September 1701

English, Dutch and Austrians sign the Treaty of the Grand Alliance


The expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France were threatening to overturn the balance of power in Europe, and his attempts to bring about a future union of the Spanish and French crowns caused the English, Dutch and Austrians to ally against him. The so-called 'War of the Spanish Succession' began the following year.

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8 March 1702

William III dies and Anne accedes to the throne


William III died two weeks after being thrown from his horse when it tripped over a molehill in Hyde Park, London. Jacobites, gloating at their old enemy's downfall, drank to 'the little gentleman in black velvet' who had inadvertently helped to bring about the king's death. William was succeeded by Anne, who was the younger sister of his wife Mary and the second daughter of James II and Anne Hyde.

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1703

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1704

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