Timeline March 1702

Events in March 1702 3

• 1650 – 1702 William III (1650-1702) Died 8 March 1702, aged 51 William III, King of England, Scotland and Ireland and Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, died at Kensington Palace from complications following a fall from his horse weeks earlier. His death ended the Anglo-Dutch personal union and brought his sister-in-law Anne to the English throne. He had been a central figure in the Glorious Revolution and in building the coalitions that resisted Louis XIV of France.
• 1702 Anne becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland Accession follows the death of William III Following the death of William III on 8 March 1702, Anne, daughter of James II, was proclaimed queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Her reign would see England and Scotland united as Great Britain in 1707 and the War of the Spanish Succession fought to its conclusion.
• 1702 The Daily Courant begins publication England's first daily newspaper The Daily Courant, the first daily newspaper published in England, appeared for the first time in London. It consisted of a single sheet reporting foreign news translated from continental papers, without editorial comment.