Part 16 (1/2)

Dr. Sacheverell's sermons.

1710 Peace proposals by Louis at Gertruydenberg rejected.

Dr. Sacheverell sentenced: Tory party greatly helped thereby.

Battle of Almenara (Spain): French and Spanish defeated by Stanhope.

Battle of Saragossa: French and Spanish defeated by Stanhope.

Battle of Brihuega: Stanhope beaten by Vendome.

Battle of Villa Viciosa: General Staremberg defeated by Vendome: Spain secured for Philip V.

Bouchain taken by Marlborough.

Fall of the Whigs.

General Post Office established.

St. Paul's Cathedral finished.

1711 All Whigs dismissed from office, and Tories alone to form the Ministry, thus establis.h.i.+ng the principle that the members of the Cabinet should all be of the same political party.

d.u.c.h.ess of Marlborough supplanted by Mrs. Masham.

Death of the Emperor Joseph, and accession of Archduke Charles: no farther need now to continue the war.

Tories determined to put an end to the war.

1712 Twelve new Tory peers created to destroy the Whig majority which was in favour of continuing the war.

Marlborough deprived of his command: Ormonde to succeed him.

Peace Conference at Utrecht.

Act against Occasional Conformity.

1713 (March 3). Treaty of Utrecht: Spain to Philip: Minorca and Gibraltar to England: Spanish lands in Italy and Netherlands to Emperor Charles: Sicily to Savoy. Prussia made a kingdom.

1714 Quarrel between Harley and Bolingbroke: Harley dismissed.