6 April – after Prime Minister Robert Walpole's proposed excise tax bill to replace tariffs on wine and tobacco results in rioting over the imposition of additional taxes and the use of government agents to collect them, Walpole informs the House of Commons that he will withdraw the legislation.[3][4]
7 November – France and Spain sign the treaty of Escurial and form an alliance against Britain.[2]
Undated – with an average Central England temperature of 10.50 °C or 50.90 °F, this is the hottest calendar year for which reliable records exist until being exceeded in 1834.
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