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Date |
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| 1 | 1383 | - 1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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| 2 | 1574 | - 1574—1738: Colonial State Papers published
continued to 1738
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| 3 | 1603 | - 1603—1625: King James I
King James I ( 1603 - 1625 ) {\n}{\n}1603 - James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the death of Elizabeth I.{\n}1603 - The Millenary Petition is presented to James I. It expresses Puritan desires for reforms to t
- 3 1603—27 Mar 1625: James I
House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.
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| 4 | 1604 | - 1604—1632: EXPLORATION PERIOD
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| 5 | 1616 | - 1616—1616: Death of Shakespeare (23rd April)
- 23 Apr 1616—23 Apr 1616: Tuesday Apr 23 (Julian calendar): Death of Shakespeare
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| 6 | 1617 | - 1617—1617: Register of Sasines (Land Leases) established in Scotland -
record of the transfer of land and property
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| 7 | 1618 | - 1618—1618: Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I
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| 8 | 1619 | - 4 Dec 1619—4 Dec 1619: (Nov 24 old style): Colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in
Virginia and give thanks to God (considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the
Americas)
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| 9 | 1620 | - 1620—1620: Pilgrim Fathers land at Plymouth Rock
- 1620—1620: Manufacture of coke (the fuel, not the drink!) patented by Dud Dudley
- 1620—1620: The Mayflower reaches America
- December 21st - founds Plymouth New England.{\n}Manufacture of coke patented by Dud Dudley
- 1620—1620: The earliest human-powered submarine invented
- 21 Dec 1620—21 Dec 1620: (Dec 16 old style): The Mayflower reaches America - founds Plymouth, New
England (had initially set sail from Southampton on Aug 5)
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| 10 | 1621 | - 1621—1621: Chimneys to be made of brick and to be four and a half feet above the roof
- 1621—1621: Chimneys to be made of brick and be four and half feet above roof
Shakespear's First Polio published
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| 11 | 1622 | - 1622—1622: First English newspaper appeared - Weekly News'
- 1622—1622: First Englaish Newspaper appears
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| 12 | 1624 | - 1624—1624: Monopoly Act in England: patents protected
- 1624—1624: Edmund Gunter introduces the surveyor's chain (measurement of length)
- 1624—1624: Monopoly Act in England - patents protected
- 1624—1624: William Oughtred invents a slide ruler
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| 13 | 1625 | - 1625—1625: The size of bricks standardised in England around this time
- 1625—1649: King Charles I
King Charles I ( 1625 - 1649 ) {\n}{\n}1625 - Charles I succeeds his father, James I.{\n}1626 - Parliament attempts to impeach the Duke of Buckingham and is dissolved by Charles.{\n}1627 - England goes to war with France, but at La Rochelle the Duke of Bu
- 1625—1625: The size of bricks standardised in England around this time
Death of King James VI and I
- 1625—1649: Carolean Age
- 1625—1625: Frenchmen, Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion
- 27 Mar 1625—27 Mar 1625: Death of King James VI & I
- 3 1625—30 Jan 1649: Charles I
House of Stuart: Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan 30, 1649
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| 14 | 1627 | - 1627—1627: The Company of One Hundred Associates formed to colonize New France
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| 15 | 1628 | - 1 Mar 1628—1 Mar 1628: Writs issued by Charles I that every county in England (not just seaport towns)
pay ship tax by this date
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| 16 | 1629 | - 1629—1629: Parliament desolved by King Charles I -
did not meet for another 11 years
- 1629—1629: Québec captured by Britain
- 1629—1629: Giovanni Branca invents a steam turbine
- 10 Mar 1629—10 Mar 1629: Parliament dissolved by King Charles I - did not meet for another 11 yea
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| 17 | 1630 | - 1630—1750: Renaissance Period - Art and Antiques
- 1630—1750: Baroque Period (Art and Antiques)
- 1630—1640: European diseases/epidemics kill indians
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| 18 | 1632 | - 1632—1632: Treaty of St Germain-en-Laye
- 1632—1632: Québec returned to France by the 'Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye'
- 1632—1633: Samuel de Champlain named the first Governor of New France
- 7 1632—Jul 1632: Isaac de Razilly sails from LaRochelle
Isaac de Razilly departs from LaRochelle with Charles de Menou and 300 settlers.
- 9 Aug 1632—8 Sep 1632: Isaac de Razilly arrives at Le Heve
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| 19 | 1633 | - Jun 1633—Jun 1633: Galileo summoned by Inquisition for publishing in favour of Copernican theory
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| 20 | 1635 | - 1635—1635: Letter Office of England & Scotland started
- 1635—1635: Flintlock small arms invented around this time (replaces matchlock)
- 1635—1635: Letter Office of England and Scotland started
Flintlock invented this time
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| 21 | 1636 | - 1636—1755: PRE-DEPORTATION PERIOD
- 1636—1636: Hackney Carriages in use by now in London
- 1636—1636: Hackney Carriages in use by now in London
- 1636—1636: W. Gascoigne invents the micrometer
- 4 Jan 1636—1 Apr 1636: Arrival of the St. Jehan in Port-Royal
The St. Jehan arrives in Port-Royal with French settlers, including both men and women.
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| 22 | 1637 | - 1637—1637: Scottish Prayer Book published
- 1637—1638: Pequot War
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| 23 | 1638 | - 1638—1638: King Charles regarded protests against the prayerbook as treason - forced Scots to choose
between their church and the King - a ?Covenant' swearing to resist these changes to the
Death was signed in Greyfriars Church Edinburgh and was accepted by hun
- 1638—1638: Charles regarded protests against the prayer book as treason
forced scots fgo choose between their church and the King - a "Covenant", swearing to resist changes to the death, was signed in Greyfriars Church, Edinburgh and was accepted by hundreds of thousandsof Scots (revival of Presbyterian Church)
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| 24 | 1639 | - 1639—1639: Act of Toleration in England established religious toleration
- 1639—1639: Act of Toleration in England established religious tolerance
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| 25 | 1640 | - 3 Nov 1640—3 Nov 1640: Charles I forced to recall Parliament (the 'Long Parliament') due to Scottish
invasion
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| 26 | 1641 | - 1641—1641: Charles I's policies cause insurrection in Ulster and Civil War in England
- 1641—1641: Charles I and the English Parliament acknowledge the Prebyterian Church in Scotland
- 1641—1641: Charles I policies cause insurrection in Ulster and Civil War in England -
Charles I and the English Parliament scknowledge the Presbyterian Church in Scotland
- 23 Oct 1641—23 Oct 1641: 50,000 Irish killed in an uprising in Ulster
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| 27 | 1642 | - 1642—1642: The Civil War interrupted the keeping of parish registers
- 1642—1642: English theatres closed by Puritans (till 1660)
- 1642—1642: 22nd August - Charles I raises his standard at Nottinngham -
First Civil War in England (to 1649) - first engagement at Edgehill - {\n}Scottish Covenanters side with the English rebels who take power -{\n}the Earl of Montrose sided with King Chalres, strife spilled into Scotland{\n}The Civil Ward interrupted the ke
- 1642—1642: Frenchmen, Blaise Pascal invents an adding machine
- 22 Aug 1642—22 Aug 1642: Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham - First Civil War in England (to
1649)
- 13 Nov 1642—13 Nov 1642: Battle of Turnham Green - Royalist forces withdraw in face of the
Parliamentarian army and fail to take London
- 24 Nov 1642—24 Nov 1642: Abel Janszoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania)
- 18 Dec 1642—18 Dec 1642: Abel Janszoon Tasman first European to set foot in New Zealand
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| 28 | 1643 | - 1643—1643: Solomn League and Covenrant signed in Scotland
- 1643—1643: Evangelista Torricelli invents the barometer
- 13 Dec 1643—13 Dec 1643: Battle of Alton - victory for Parliamentarians - Sir Richard Bolle killed in St
Lawrence's church
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| 29 | 1644 | - 1644—1644: Earlist Indepenent (Congregational) registers
Earliest Presbyterian registers
- 29 Jun 1644—29 Jun 1644: Battle of Cropredy Bridge - Royalists beat the Parliamentarian forces
- 2 Jul 1644—2 Jul 1644: Battle of Marston Moor, near York - Parliamentarian forces beat the Royalists
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| 30 | 1645 | - 1645—1645: Battle of Philiphaugh in Scotland
- 1645—1645: Scotland: Each county and burgh ordered to raise and maintain a number of foot
soldiers, according to population, to serve as militia - population of Scotland estimated at
420,000
- 1645—1645: Plague made its last appearance in Scotland
- 1645—1645: Battle of Philipburgh in Scotland
Inquisitions Post Mortem end{\n}Acotland: Each county and burgh ordered to raise and maintain a number of foot soldiers, according to population, to serve as militia -{\n}Population of Scotland estimated at 420,000{\n}Plague made its last appearance in Sc
- 14 Jun 1645—14 Jun 1645: Battle of Naseby: Parliament's New Model Army crushes the Royalist forces
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| 31 | 1646 | - 1646—1646: 20th June: Royalists sign articles of surrender at Oxford
- 5 May 1646—5 May 1646: Charles I surrenders to the Scottish Army at Newark
- 20 Jun 1646—20 Jun 1646: Royalists sign articles of surrender at Oxford
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| 32 | 1647 | - 1647—1647: Earliest Baptist registers survive from this year
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| 33 | 1648 | - 1648—1648: Society of Friends (Quakers) founded by George Fox
- 1648—1648: First practical thermometers made
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| 34 | 1649 | - 1649—1649: Cromwell's Irish campaign starts
- 1649—1649: King Charles II proclaimed King of Scots and England in Scotland
- 1649—1649: 30th June: King Charles I executed
19th May: Commonwealth declared{\n}Cromwell's Irish campaign starts{\n}King Charles II proclaimed King of Scots and England in Scotland
- 1649—1660: Commonwealth period - Oliver Cromwell
- 6 Jan 1649—6 Jan 1649: 'Rump' Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial
- 30 Jan 1649—30 Jan 1649: King Charles I executed
- 19 May 1649—19 May 1649: Commonwealth declared
- 20 Dec 1649—20 Dec 1649: Theatres banned by Cromwell
- 20 Dec 1649—20 Dec 1649: Christmas banned by Cromwell
- 12 1649—3 Sep 1658: Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector
Commonwealth & Protectorate:
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| 35 | 1650 | - 1650—1650: Coffee brought to England about this time
- 1650—1650: George Fox founds Society of Friends (Quakers)
Coffee brought to England about this time
- 1650—1650: Otto von Guericke invents a air pump
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| 36 | 1651 | - 1651—1651: The second English Civil War (1651-1652)
- 1651—1651: Scottish prisoners transported to the British settlements in America
- 1651—1652: The second English Civil War
Scottish prisoners transported to the English settlements in America
- 3 Sep 1651—3 Sep 1651: Battle of Worcester
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| 37 | 1653 | - 1653—1653: Commonwealth registers start
- 1653—1653: Under the Act of Settlement Cromwell's opponents stripped of land
- 1653—1653: Provincial probate courts abolished - probates granted only in London
- 1653—1660: Provincial probate courts abolished - probates granted only in London
- 1653—1653: Commonwealther registers start
Commonwealth changed into Cromwell's Protectorate{\n}Under the Act of Settlement Cromwell's opponents stripped of land (in Ireland?)
- 20 Apr 1653—20 Apr 1653: Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament
- 16 Dec 1653—16 Dec 1653: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England,
Scotland and Ireland
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| 38 | 1655 | - 1655—1655: Fort Port-Royal is captured by the British
- 1655—1655: Fort Port-Royal captured by the British
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| 39 | 1656 | - 1656—1656: Christian Huygens invents a pendulum clock
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| 40 | 1657 | - 1657—1657: Post Office established by Act of Parliament [others say 1660]
- 1657—1657: A few Jews permitted to settle in England
- 1657—1657: Post Office established by Act of Parliament (others say 1660)
A few Jews permitted to settle in England
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| 41 | 1658 | - 1658—1658: Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) Lord Protector (-1660)
- 1658—1658: Death of Oliver Cromwell
- 1658—1660: Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) Lord Protector
- 9 Mar 1658—24 May 1659: Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector
Commonwealth & Proctorate: 3rd son of Oliver. Resigned May 25, 1659
- 3 Sep 1658—3 Sep 1658: Death of Oliver Cromwell
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1615 - 1658 (43 years)