Editing 1705 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 5]] &ndash; [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Anne, Queen of England]] dissolves the [[1st Parliament of Queen Anne|English House of Commons]] that had been elected in 1702, and orders new elections.
* [[April 9]] &ndash; [[His Majesty's Theatre, London|The Queen's Theatre]] is opened in London by [[John Vanbrugh]] and [[William Congreve]], serving as an [[opera house]], premiering with ''Gli amori di ergasto'' ("The Loves of Ergasto"), an Italian language opera by German composer [[Jakob Greber|Jakob "Giacomo" Greber]]. A theatre remains in operation on this site for more than 300 years, becoming Her Majesty's Theatre.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cambridge History of British Theatre|volume=2: 1660 to 1895|editor=Donohue, Joseph|year=2004|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-65068-7|chapter=Chronology|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X4aY4xd0q6kC&pg=PR19}}</ref>
* [[April 16]] &ndash; Queen Anne of England honours [[Isaac Newton]] with the title of [[Knight Bachelor]] at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[May 5]] &ndash; [[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph I]] succeeds his father [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Leopold I]] as [[Holy Roman Empire|Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1705 |title=Historical Events for Year 1705 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>
* [[May 7]] &ndash; [[1705 English general election]]: Voting begins for 110 constituencies of the 513-member [[House of Commons of England]] (including [[Wales]]) 
* [[June 6]] &ndash; Voting ends in the [[1705 English general election|English general election]], with the Tories retaining their majority in the House of Commons but losing 38 seats, while the Whigs gain 49 seats. The balance in the 513 seats is 260 for the Tories, 233 for the Whigs, 20 for other candidates.
* [[June 20]] &ndash; The [[Pact of Genoa]] is signed by representatives of [[England]] and the Spanish [[Principality of Catalonia]] as a military alliance providing for English troops to be stationed in [[Catalonia]] as part of the [[War of Spanish Succession]].