1760s

1760s - Definition and Overview

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s - 1760s - 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years: 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769

Events and Trends

King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. The Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763) comes to an end and France cedes Canada to Britain, yet criticism of the government grows, led by the controversial figure of John Wilkes. Meanwhile, unrest begins to make itself felt in Britain's American colonies.
Science and Technology - development of the steam engine continues apace.

Example Usage of 1760s
	russasis: A new UK project is digitising nearly 300 Royal Navy captains' logs from voyages dating back to the 1760s. http://bit.ly/3W5dJB
	davidgruber: Dream: a 1760s printing of all 9 volumes of Tristram Shandy. Alas, a couple thousand dollars is required.
	tomaswennstrom: RT @SaraOhrvall: Now at ICA listening to the importance of open source innovation and the nerd culture... In the 1760s(!).

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