 1753 - 1761 (8 years)
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| 1 | 1754 | - 1754: Hardwicke Act (1753): Banns to be called, and Printed Marriage Register forms to be used - Quakers & Jews exempt
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| 2 | 1756 | - 1756: The Seven Years War with France (Pitt's trade war) begins
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| 3 | 1757 | - 1757: India: The Nawab of Bengal tries to expel the British, but is defeated at the battle of Plassy - the East India Company forces are led by Robert Clive - The foundation laid for the Empire of India
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| 4 | 1758 | - 1758: India stops being merely a commercial venture - England begins dominating it politically - The East India Company retains its monopoly although it ceased to trade
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| 5 | 1759 | - 1759: Wesley builds 356 Methodist chapels
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| 6 | 1760 | - 1760: George III King of England 1760 - 1820
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