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England Loses an Admiral
The Whigs came to power and Sarah Churchill wore out her friendship with the Queen by urging her to accept them. Sarah was tired, she had waited upon the queen continually since Anne came to the throne. She now introduced a poor relation, Abigail Hill as her understudy. Abigail Hill won favour with the Queen and soon had more influence over her that Sarah, herself.
Marlborough meanwhile was in the Low Countries, things were not going well. He failed to take the French port of Toulon and the British fleet was wrecked off the Scillies. 1,500 sailors drowned including one of England's finest admirals, Sir Cloudesley Shovell.
Thomas Wharton, Marquess of Wharton |
THOMAS WHARTON (FIFTH BARON AND FIRST MARQUESS OF WHARTON) (1648-1715)- A 17th-century statesman
- Became an MP in 1673
- Went to the Lords on his father's death in 1696
- Remembered as the author of Lilliburlero, the popular song much sung by English troops and in the 20th Century, the signature tune of the ±«Óãtv World Service news
- Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1708-1710
- Lord Privy Seal under George I
Abigail Hill was a cousin to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland.
QUEEN ANNE TEA, COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE HOUSES
- St James's Coffee House (Whigs)
- The Cocoa Tree (Tories)
- Truby's (clergy)
- White's (the very smart later, and still, a gentleman's club)
- Lloyd's (a Chocolate House in Lombard Street run for the commercially and financially minded by a man called Edward Lloyd).
 
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| 1694 | Death of Mary II
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| 1701 | Death of James II
Louis XIV of France recognizes the Old Pretender as king
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| 1702 | Anne becomes queen
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| 1704 | Battle of Blenheim
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| 1706 | Battle of Ramilles
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| 1707 | Act of Union with Scotland
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| 1709 | Sacheverell impeached
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| 1711 | Marlborough dismissed
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| 1714 | Death of Queen Anne
Death of Sophia, Electress of Hanover
George I becomes king
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