Events from the year 1702 in England
Incumbents Queen Anne c.1702
Events 20 February – William III falls from his horse, Sorrel, in Richmond Park after it stumbles on a molehill and breaks his clavicle .[ 1] 8 March (19 March N.S. ) – William III dies at Kensington Palace of complications following his accident; his sister-in-law Anne Stuart, Princess of Denmark, becomes Queen Anne of England .[ 2] 11 March (22 March N.S. ) – the first regular English language national newspaper , The Daily Courant [ 2] Fleet Street in the City of London , initially by Elizabeth Mallet ; it covers only foreign news. 23 April – coronation of Queen Anne in Westminster Abbey .[ 3] 4 May (14 May N.S. ) – War of the Spanish Succession : England, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire declare war on France as part of the Grand Alliance .[ 4] 8 May – Lord Godolphin becomes Lord High Treasurer at the urging of his friend and political ally John Churchill, Earl of Marlborough , establishing the Godolphin–Marlborough ministry which will remain in power until 1710.[ 5] June – War of the Spanish Succession: Queen Anne's Captain-General Marlborough forces the surrender of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine . July – 1702 English general election results in victory for the Tories .[ 3] September – War of the Spanish Succession: Churchill forces the surrender of Venlo on the River Meuse . 12 October (23 October N.S. ) – War of the Spanish Succession: 27 October – Queen Anne's War : English troops plunder St. Augustine in Florida .[ 4] December – Daniel Defoe publishes his satiric pamphlet The Shortest Way with the Dissenters 14 December – John Churchill is created Duke of Marlborough .
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