Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1701
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Literature
- Joseph Addison writes Letter to Halifax (published 1703)
- Davenant, Essay on the Balance of Power
- Daniel Defoe, The True-Born Englishman; Original Power;
Legion's Memorial; Kentish Petition
- John Dennis, The Advancement of Modern Poetry
- John Dryden, Collected Poems (posthumous)
- Charles Gildon, New Miscellany of Poems (includes Anne Finch,
Lady Winchilsea's The Spleen) and Examen Miscellaneum
- Norris, Ideal and Intelligible World, vol. 1 (volume 2 followed
in 1704)
- John Philips, The Splendid Shilling
- Richard Steele, The Christian Hero
- Jonathan Swift, Contests in Athens and Rome
- Sir William Temple, Miscellanies, ed. Jonathan Swift, vol. 3
(other volumes in 1680 and 1692)
- Whichcote, Several Discourses (posthumous)
Theatre
- Burnaby, Ladies' Visiting Day
- William Congreve, The Judgment of Paris
- Thomas D'Urfey, The Bath
- John Dryden, Collected Plays (posthumous)
- George Farquhar, Sir Harry Wild-Air
- Gilson, Love's Victim
- Granville, Lord Lansdowne, The Jew of Venice
- Benjamin Motteux, Acis and Galatea
- Nicholas Rowe, Tamerlane
- Settle, The Virgin Prophetess
- Richard Steele, The Funeral
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Jethro Tull of England invents the seeding drill
Politics & Law
- The Tories receive big victories in the general election, but
the Whigs recover in the next
- Somers is impeached
- France invades the Low Countries
- France's Louis XIV recognizes the Pretender
- The Act of Settlement
- The Truck Act
- The Kentish Petition
- The Elector of Brandenburg becomes King in Prussia
Philosophy & Theology
- The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel is founded
Milestones
- Death of James II
- Death of Sedley
Miscellaneous
- The University of Venice is founded
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