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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years: 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 - 1705 - 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710
Events
- Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. It is completed in 1724.
- The Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 is passed by the English Parliament, which naturalized Sophia of Hanover and the "issue of her body" as British subjects.
Year in topic
Births
- Thomas Birch, British historian (died 1766)
- Dick Turpin, English highwayman (died 1739)
Deaths
- May 5 - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1640)
- Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (born 1654)
- Philipp Jakob Spener, theologian (born 1653)
- Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles II of England (born 1638)
- Titus Oates, English conspirator (born 1648)
- John Ray, English naturalist (born 1627)
