The Sophia Naturalization Act passed by the …
Years: 1705 - 1705
December
The Sophia Naturalization Act passed by the English Parliament in December 1705 naturalizes Sophia of Hanover and the "issue of her body" as English subjects.
Parliament has also established the first turnpike trusts, which place a length of road under the control of trustees drawn from local landowners and traders.
The turnpike trusts borrow capital for road maintenance against the security of tolls; this arrangement will become the common method of road maintenance for the next one hundred and fifty years.
Mezzotint engraving of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, by John Smith. Published 1706, perhaps derived from a portrait by Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann
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Years: 1705 - 1705
December
Mezzotint engraving of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, by John Smith. Published 1706, perhaps derived from a portrait by Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann
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