29 January – after a month's absence,
Elizabeth Canning returns to her mother's home in
London and claims that she was abducted. The following criminal trial causes uproar.
7 June – the
British Museum is established in London by Act of Parliament.[3]
7 July – Parliament's
Jewish Naturalization Act, a measure to end discrimination against Jews, receives royal assent, but widespread opposition leads to its repeal in 1754.[2]