1707 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1707th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 707th year of the 2nd millennium, the 7th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1707, the Gregorian calendar was 11 …

Political background prior to 1707 1603–1660. Prior to 1603, England and Scotland had different monarchs; as Elizabeth I never married, after 1567, her heir-presumptive became the Stuart king of Scotland, James VI, who was brought up as a Protestant.After her death, the two Crowns were held in personal union by James, as James I of England, and James VI of Scotland.

Karoliner, av Carolus, den latiniserade formen av namnet Karl, var soldaterna inom den svenska armén som tjänade under kungarna Karl XI och Karl XII under Sveriges tid som stormakt.I regel var de klädda i blå rockar med gult foder, uppvikta nedtill.. Den karolinska krigsmakten skapades efter Karl XI:s beslut om att reformera den svenska armén och flottan genom införandet av det …