Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1721
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Literature
- Joseph Addison, Collected Works, ed. Thomas Tickell, including
Dialogue on Ancient Medals and Evidences of the Christian
Religion
- John Dennis, Original Letters
- Charles Gildon, Laws of Poetry
- Montesquieu, Lettres Persanes
- Alexander Pope, To Mr. Addison, To Robert, Earl of Oxford
- Samuel Richardson sets up his own printing business
- Jonathan Swift, Letter to a Young Gentleman Lateley Entered into
Holy Orders
Theatre
- Eliza Haywood, The Fair Captive
- Edward Young, Revenge
Art
Music
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Floridante
- Muzio Scaevola (Act III by George Frederick
Händel [or Handel])
Science, Technology, & Medicine
Politics & Law
- Sunderland resigns
- Robert Walpole is appointed Lord Treasurer
- Townshend and Carteret (Granville) become Secretaries of State
- Parliament begins proceedings against the suspects in the
South Sea Bubble
- Sweden and Russia sign the Treaty of Nystadt
Philosophy & Theology
Milestones
- Birth of Akenside
- Birth of William Collins
- Death of Thomas Doggett
- Death of Grinling Gibbons, woodcarver
- Death of Matthew Prior
- Birth of William Robertson
- Death of John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham
- Birth of Tobias Smollett
- Death of Stanhope
Miscellaneous
- Nathan Bailey, Universal Etymological English Dictionary
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