1702
Queen Anne Ascends the English Throne
Stout, gouty, and mourning seventeen lost children, Anne Stuart took the throne her brother-in-law William had warmed.
Queen Anne's War Begins
The American theater of the Spanish Succession conflict opened with raids between French Canada and English Carolina.
Forty-Seven Ronin Avenge Their Lord
On a snowy Edo night, forty-seven masterless samurai stormed the mansion of Kira Yoshinaka and took his head to lay on the grave of their disgraced lord, Asano.
Gujarat Famine
A prolonged drought devastated western India as the Mughal tax system buckled under Aurangzeb's Deccan wars.
First English Daily Newspaper
The Daily Courant, a single broadsheet printed above the White Hart tavern near Fleet Bridge, became London's first daily newspaper.
War of the Camisards
In the Cevennes mountains of southern France, Protestant peasants, forced underground by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, rose against royal dragoons.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1702?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 1702. The most significant is Queen Anne Ascends the English Throne: Stout, gouty, and mourning seventeen lost children, Anne Stuart took the throne her brother-in-law William had warmed.
What era was 1702 part of?
1702 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1702?
The events from 1702 span Europe, North America, East Asia and South Asia.