1736 - 1741 (4 years)
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Date |
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| 1 | 1736 | - 1736: John Harrison finished building and tested at sea what proved to be the first accurate chronometer for timing longitude
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| 2 | 1737 | - 1737: Death of King George II's wife, Queen Caroline
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| 3 | 1738 | - 1738: John and Charles Wesley start the Methodist movement in Britain
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| 4 | 1739 | - 1739: Britain goes to war with Spain in the 'War of Jenkins' Ear'. The cause: Captain Jenkins' ear was claimed to have been cut off during a Naval Skirmish
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| 5 | 1740 | - 1740: Commencement of the War of Austrian Succession in Europe
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