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| 1707 |
| | | The Act of Union merges England and Scotland as 'one kingdom by the name of Great Britain', a century after the union of the crowns | |
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| 1708 |
| | | The secret of true porcelain is at last discovered in the west, at Dresden, by Johann Friedrich Böttger | |
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| 1709 |
| | | The Swedish king Charles XII suffers his first major defeat in a brilliant career, when he faces the Russians at Poltava | |
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| 1709 |
| | | The Tatler launches a new style of journalism in Britain's coffee houses, followed two years later by the Spectator | |
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| 1709 |
| | | Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe, is discovered on a Pacific island where he has survived alone for nearly five years | |
|  | Fleet marriage of original Robinson Crusoe, c.1718
National Archives, Kew
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| 1709 |
| | | Abraham Darby at Coalbrookdale discovers the use of coke in the smelting of pig iron | |
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| 1709 |
| | | In a friendly keyboard contest in Rome between Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, the result is a draw – Handel being the winner on the organ and Scarlatti on the harpsichord | |
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| 1709 |
| | | Sir Godfrey Kneller buys and demolishes an earlier house and builds a new house, Whitton Hall, which is later known as Kneller Hall, on the site. | |
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| c. 1710 |
| | | Thomas Newcomen creates a piston steam engine, with the steam condensed in the cylinder by a jet of cold water | |
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| 1710 |
| | | Christopher Wren's new domed St Paul's cathedral is completed in London | |
|  | St.Paul's Cathedral
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