This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1710–1719 to

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

and its people.

Events

1710 * John Wynne obtains permission from the bishop's court to change the name of Trelawnyd to "Newmarket". *A committee of the House of Commons declares Sir

Humphrey Mackworth Sir Humphrey Mackworth (Jan 1657–1727) was a British Business magnate, industrialist and politician. He was involved in a business scandal in the early 18th century and was a founding member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. ...

guilty of "many notorious and scandalous frauds". 1711 * Thomas Durston begins printing

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language family, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut P ...

books at

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

. *The

Baptist Church in the Great Valley The Baptist Church in the Great Valley is a historic American Baptist church in Devon, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania. Description and history Invited to settle there by William Penn, sixteen Welsh Baptists and their families founded the ...

(

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

) is founded by Welsh immigrants. 1712 *

Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards may refer to: Musicians *Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, pseudonym of bandleader Paul Weston and his wife, singer Jo Stafford *Jonathan Edwards (musician) (born 1946), American musician ** ''Jonathan Edwards'' (album), debut album ...

dies, leaving his library to

Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship St ...

. 1713 *Sir

forms the Company of Mineral Manufacturers. * Edmund Meyrick dies, leaving a large bequest to Jesus College for scholarships for students from North Wales. 1714 *

May 8 Events Pre-1600 * 453 BC – Spring and Autumn period: The house of Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the Battle of Jinyang, a military conflict between the elite families of the State of Jin. * 413 – Emperor Honorius signs a ...

- Bishop

Adam Ottley Adam Ottley (1655 – 3 October 1723) was an English churchman, Bishop of St David's from 1713 until his death. Life He was the son of Sir Richard Ottley of Pitchford, Shropshire, and his wife, Lady Lettice Ridgeway, daughter of Robert Ridgew ...

complains that Griffith Jones (Llanddowror) has been "going about preaching on week days in Churches, Churchyards, and sometimes on the mountains, to hundreds of auditors". * September 27 - Prince George, son of King George I, is invested as Prince of Wales. His wife, Caroline, becomes Princess of Wales, the first to receive the title at the same time as her husband and the first Princess of Wales for over two hundred years. 1715 1716 * Griffith Jones becomes rector of Llanddowror. 1717 *

Japanning Japanning is a type of finish that originated as a European imitation of East Asian lacquerwork. It was first used on furniture, but was later much used on small items in metal. The word originated in the 17th century. American work, with the ...

of tinplate begins at

Pontypool Pontypool ( cy, Pont-y-pŵl ) is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. It has a population of 28,970. Location It is situated on the Afon Lwyd ri ...

. *First

copper smelting Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore, to extract a base metal. It is a form of extractive metallurgy. It is used to extract many metals from their ores, including silver, iron, copper, and other base metals. Smelting uses heat and a ch ...

works in the

Lower Swansea valley The Lower Swansea valley ( cy, Cwm Tawe Isaf) is the lower half of the valley of the River Tawe in south Wales. It runs from approximately the level of Clydach down to Swansea docks, where it opens into Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel. This r ...

opened by John Lane at

Llangyfelach Llangyfelach is a village and community located in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. Llangyfelach is situated about 4 miles north of the centre of Swansea, just west of Morriston. It falls within the Llangyfelach ward. To the west is open ...

, Landore. 1718 * July 11 - Howell Davis, mate of the ''Cadogan'', is captured by

Edward England Edward England ( –1721) was an Irish pirate. The ships he sailed on included the ''Pearl'' (which he renamed ''The Royal James'') and later the ''Fancy'', for which England exchanged the ''Pearl'' in 1720. His flag was the classic Joll ...

and decides to become a pirate captain himself. 1719 *The wrought-iron gates at Chirk Castle and St Giles' Church, Wrexham, are completed by the

Davies Brothers Davies is a patronymic surname of English or Welsh origin. There are two main theories concerning its beginnings, neither of which has been definitively proven. The first theory contends that it may be a corruption of "Dyfed", the name of a medie ...

of Bersham. * The first permanent legal printing press in Wales is established at Adpar by

Isaac Carter Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...

of Carmarthenshire. It is believed that its first two publications are ''Cân o Senn i’w hen Feistr Tobacco'' by

Alban Thomas Alban Thomas (1686–1771) was a Welsh doctor, librarian and antiquarian, who followed in his father's footsteps in supporting Welsh literature, being particularly associated with efforts by Moses Williams to publish Welsh-language manuscrip ...

and ''Cân ar Fesur Triban ynghylch Cydwybod a’i Chynheddfau''.

Arts and literature

New books

1711 *

- ''A Vindication of the Doctrine of Original Sin from the exceptions of Dr. Daniel Whitby'' 1714 * John Morgan of Matchin - ''Myfyrdodau bucheddol ar y pedwar peth diweddaf'' *

Christmas Samuel Christmas Samuel (1674 – 18 June 1764) was a Welsh Independent minister and writer. He was born in Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, into a relatively prosperous family. He began to preach at an early age, and by 1707 was in charge of the church at ...

- ''Gemau Doethineb'' 1718 *Thomas Taylor - ''The Principality of Wales exactly described...'' (London), the first atlas of Wales 1719 *

- ''Catecism o'r Scrythur''

Music

Births

1710 *

May 16 Events Pre-1600 * 946 – Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan. *1204 – Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. * 1364 ...

- William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, politician (d. 1782) 1711 *''approximate date'' - Daniel Rowland, Methodist leader (d. 1790) 1713 *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

Francis Lewis Francis Lewis (March 21, 1713 – December 31, 1802) was an American merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of ...

, merchant, signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1803) *December -

Josiah Tucker Josiah Tucker (also Josias) (December 1713 – 4 November 1799), also known as Dean Tucker, was a Welsh churchman, known as an economist and political writer. He was concerned in his works with free trade, Jewish emancipation and American indep ...

, economist (d. 1799) *''date unknown'' -

Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet (1713 – 1 July 1777) was a Welsh politician and landowner. Glynne was the third son of Sir Stephen Glynne, 3rd Baronet, and succeeded to the baronetcy after the successive deaths of his father and elder brothers in ...

(d. 1777) 1714 *March -

Edward Richard Edward Richard (March 1714 – 4 March 1777) was a Welsh poet. Life Born at Ystrad Meurig, Cardiganshire, he was son of Thomas Richard, a tailor and innkeeper. He was educated first at a school there, and then for a short time at Carmarthen gram ...

, schoolmaster and poet (d. 1777) * August 1 - Richard Wilson, painter (d. 1782) 1716 *''date unknown'' -

Henry Owen Henry Owen (1716–1795) was a Welsh theologian and biblical scholar. In biblical scholarship he discussed the date of publication and the form and manner of the composition of the four canonical gospel accounts. Life He was the son of Willia ...

, theologian (d. 1795) 1717 * November 13 - Prince George William, first child born to the new Prince and Princess of Wales since they took their titles (d. 1718) 1719 *February -

William Edwards William Edwards may refer to: Arts and entertainment *William Edwards (architect) (1719–1789), Welsh architect of the Pontypridd bridge in south Wales *William Camden Edwards (1777–1855), Welsh engraver *William Augustus Edwards (1866–1939), ...

, clergyman and bridge engineer (d. 1789) *

November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 * 1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...

Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales by marriage to Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of King George II. She never became queen consort, as Frederick predeceased his father ...

, future Princess of Wales (d. 1772)

Deaths

1712 *

November 20 Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. *1194 – Palermo is conquered by Henry ...

Humphrey Humphreys Humphrey Humphreys (24 November 1648 – 20 November 1712) was successively Bishop of Bangor (1689–1701) and Bishop of Hereford (1701–1712). Life Born 24 November 1648 in Hendre, Penrhyndeudraeth, the eldest son of Richard Humphreys and M ...

, bishop, 63 * July 20 -

, theologian and academic, 83 1713 * January 12 - John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, 73 * April 24 - Edmund Meyrick, priest and educational benefactor, 77 1714 * June 22 -

Matthew Henry Matthew Henry (18 October 166222 June 1714) was a Nonconformist (Protestantism), Nonconformist minister and author, who was born in Wales but spent much of his life in England. He is best known for the six-volume biblical commentary ''Exposition ...

, Presbyterian minister, 51 1715 *

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...

- Robert Nelson, philanthropist and non-juror, 58 * June 29 - Richard Lucas, clergyman and author, 66? 1716 * January 26 - Daniel Williams, theologian, 72? 1717 * May 20 - John Trevor, politician, 80? * August 30 - William Lloyd, former Bishop of St Asaph, 90 1718 *

February 17 Events Pre-1600 * 1370 – Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. * 1411 – Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of ...

- Prince George William of Wales, three months old * May 1 -

Robert Daniell Robert Daniell (born 1646) was a British soldier who was governor of the Province of South Carolina from 1716 to 1717. Daniell was born on 20 April 1646 and lived in Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire, Wales. He was the ten times great grandson of ...

, coloniser of The Carolinas, 71 or 72 * December 26 -

Mary Steele Mary, Lady Steele ( Scurlock; November 1678 – 26 December 1718) was the second wife of Sir Richard Steele, whom she married in 1707. She was born in Carmarthen, the only child of Jonathan Scurlock, Sheriff of Carmarthen. She inherited th ...

, wife of Sir Richard Steele, 40 1719 * June 19 - Captain Howell Davis, pirate, ''ca'' 29 *''date unknown'' - Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet

References

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