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January–April – George III suffers a malady, perhaps a first manifestation of bipolar disorder. [2]8 February – Nevil Maskelyne becomes Astronomer Royal. [3]22 March – Parliament passes the Stamp Act which is the first direct tax levied on the American colonies.
1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1765th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 765th year of the 2nd millennium, the 65th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1765, the ...
45, sometimes called the Customs, etc. Act 1765, [1] the Customs Act, [2] the Duties Act, [3] or the American Act, [4] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. This Act aimed to encourage imports to Great Britain from its American dominions, under the system of Trade and Navigation Acts .
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An Act for applying the Money granted in this Session of Parliament, for defraying the Charge of the Pay and Cloathing of the Militia in that Part of Great Britain called England for One Year, beginning the Twenty-fifth Day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-five; and for punishing Militia Men for neglecting their Duty.
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For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. See also: Timeline of British history (1800–1899) and Timeline of British history (1900–1929) This article presents a timeline of events in the history of the United Kingdom from 1700 AD until 1799 AD. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of the British Isles. United Kingdom 1700s 1700 ...
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom