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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 | 1625 | - 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—1649: Carolean Age
- 3 1625—30 Jan 1649: Charles I
House of Stuart: Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan 30, 1649
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| 4 | 1630 | - 1630—1750: Renaissance Period - Art and Antiques
- 1630—1750: Baroque Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 5 | 1636 | - 1636—1755: PRE-DEPORTATION PERIOD
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| 6 | 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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| 7 | 1647 | - 1647—1647: Earliest Baptist registers survive from this year
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| 8 | 1648 | - 1648—1648: Society of Friends (Quakers) founded by George Fox
- 1648—1648: First practical thermometers made
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| 9 | 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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| 10 | 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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| 11 | 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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| 12 | 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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| 13 | 1655 | - 1655—1655: Fort Port-Royal is captured by the British
- 1655—1655: Fort Port-Royal captured by the British
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| 14 | 1656 | - 1656—1656: Christian Huygens invents a pendulum clock
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| 15 | 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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| 16 | 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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| 17 | 1659 | - 1659—1659: Start of national meteorological Temperature records in the UK
- 1659—1659: 6th February - date of first known cheque to be drawn
- 1659—1659: Lake Superior explored
Pierre-Esprit Radisson & Sieur des Groseilliers explore Lake Superior
- 6 Feb 1659—6 Feb 1659: Date of first known bank cheque to be drawn
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| 18 | 1660 | - 1660—1660: Commonwealth registers ended, Parish Registers resumed
- 1660—1660: Provincial Probate Courts re-established
- 1660—1660: Clarendon code restricts Puritans' religious freedom
- 1660—1660: Composition of light discovered by Newton
- 1660—1660: Honourable East India Company founded by British
- 1660—1660: 1st January - Samuel Pepys starts his diary
29th May - Restoration of British Monarchy - Oak Apple Day - Theartres reopened{\n}Commonwealth registers ended, Parish registers resumed{\n}Provincial Probate Courtds re-established{\n}Oct: Ten Regicides are executed at Charing Cross or Tyburn - Thomas H
- 1660—1660: Quaker-Scottish colony was established in East New Jersey
- 1660—1685: King Charles II
King Charles II ( 1660 - 1685 ) {\n}{\n}1660 - Charles returns to England from Holland and is restored to the throne.{\n}1662 - Act of Uniformity compels Puritans to accept the doctrines of the Church of England or leave the church.{\n}1665 - Outbreak of
- 1660—1660: Restoration Period
- 1660—1660: Cuckoo clocks made in Furtwangen, Germany, in the Black Forest region
- 1 Jan 1660—1 Jan 1660: Samuel Pepys starts his diary
- 5 May 1660—6 Feb 1685: Charles II
House of Stuart (restored): Eldest son of Charles I, died without issue. De Jure King from Jan 30, 1649.
- 29 May 1660—29 May 1660: Restoration of British monarchy (Charles II) - 'Oak Apple Day' - theatres
reopened
- 17 Oct 1660—17 Oct 1660: Ten Regicides are executed at Charing Cross or Tyburn
- 28 Nov 1660—28 Nov 1660: Twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir
Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society
- 8 Dec 1660—8 Dec 1660: First actress plays in London (Margaret Hughes as Desdemona)
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| 19 | 1661 | - 1661—1661: Restoration of Episcopacy in Scotland
- 1661—1661: Board of Trade founded in London
- 1661—1661: Hand-struck postage stamps first used
- 1661—1661: Corporation Act prevents non-Anglicans from holding municipal office
- 1661—1661: Persectution of Non-Conformists in England
Restoration of Episcopacy in Scotland{\n}Board of Trade founded in London{\n}Hand-struck postage stamps first used{\n}Corporation Act prevents non-anglicans from holding municipal office
- 30 Jan 1661—30 Jan 1661: Oliver Cromwell formally 'executed', having been dead for over two years!
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| 20 | 1662 | - 1662—1662: 'Hearth Tax' introduced - until 1689 (1690 in Scotland)
- 1662—1662: Poor Relief Act or Act of Settlement' - gave JPs the power to return any wandering
poor to the parish of origin (repealed 1834)
- 1662—1662: Tea introduced to Britain
- 1662—1662: Hearth Tax
Poor Relief Act "Act of Settlement" - gave JPs the power to return any wandering poor to the parish of origin{\n}Act of Uniformity - about 2,00 vicars and rectors driven from their parishes as nonconformists (Presbyerians and Independants){\n}Persectution
- 24 Aug 1662—24 Aug 1662: Act of Uniformity - Acceptance of Book of Common Prayer required - About
2,000 vicars and rectors driven from their parishes as nonconformists (Presbyterians and
Independents) - Persecution of all non-conformists - Presbyterianism dis-established -
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| 21 | 1663 | - 1663—1663: Earliest Roman Cathilic registers
- 1663—1663: Great Québec earthquake
- 1663—1663: Québec becomes a crown colony (royal province) of France
- 1663—1663: James Gregory invents the first reflecting telescope
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| 22 | 1664 | - 29 May 1664—29 May 1664: Oak Apple Day - the birthday of Charles II and the day when he entered
London at the Restoration; commanded by Act of Parliament in 1664 to be observed as a day
of thanksgiving. A special service (expunged in 1859) was inserted in the Book of Common
Pray
- 27 Aug 1664—27 Aug 1664: Nieuw Amsterdam becomes New York as 300 English soldiers under Col.
Mathias Nicolls take the town from the Dutch under orders from Charles II. The town is
renamed after the King's brother James, Duke of York
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| 23 | 1665 | - 1665—1665: Great Plague of London (July-October) kills over 60,000
- 1665—1665: Five-mile Act restricts non-conformist ministers in Britain
- 1665—1665: Great Plague of London
- 7 Nov 1665—7 Nov 1665: The ?London Gazette' first published - one of the official journals of record of the
United Kingdom government and the oldest continuously published newspaper in the
United Kingdom
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| 24 | 1666 | - 1666—1666: Use of semaphore signalling pioneered by Lord Worcester
- 1666—1666: Newton formulated Laws of Gravity
- 1666—1666: 2nd to 6th September; Great Fire of London,
after a drought beginning 27th June{\n}Use of semaphore signalling pioneered by Lord Worcester{\n}Act of Parliament - burials to be in woollen
- 1666—1689: Considerable religious unrest on Scotland (The Covenanteers)
Covenanteers Rising at St. John's Town of Dalry
- 1666—1666: First New World Census
Census taken by Intendant Jean Talon in New France of 3215 inhabitants
- 2 Sep 1666—2 Sep 1666: Great Fire of London, after a drought beginning 27 June (2-6 Sep)
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| 25 | 1667 | - 1667—1667: Treaty of Breda
Acadia is recognized as a French possession
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| 26 | 1668 | - 1668—1668: British East India Company obtains control of Bombay
- 1668—1668: Newton constructs reflecting telescope
- 1668—1668: Isaac Newton invents a reflecting telescope
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| 27 | 1669 | - 1669—1669: Earliest Lutheran registers survive from this year
- 31 May 1669—31 May 1669: Last entry in Pepys's diary
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| 28 | 1670 | - 1670—1670: Treaty of Breda
- 1670—1670: Earliest Synagogue registers - Bevis Marks
- 1670—1670: Dom Pérignon invents Champagne
- 1670—1670: The first reference to a candy cane is made
- 5 Feb 1670—2 May 1670: Hudson's Bay Company formed
Hudson's Bay Company granted trade rights over all territory draining into Hudson's Bay
- 26 May 1670—26 May 1670: King Charles II and King Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover
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| 29 | 1671 | - 1671—1671: First Acadian Census
The population of Acadia numbering 340 is enumerated for its first census.
- 1671—1671: Census of Acadia
First census of Acadians in Port Royal, New France, counts 340
- 1671—1671: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invents a calculating machine
- 9 May 1671—9 May 1671: Thomas Blood caught stealing the Crown Jewels
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| 30 | 1672 | - 1672—1672: Founding of Beaubassin
Beaubassin in the Chignecto Region is established
- 1672—1672: High Court of Justiciary established in Scotland
- 1672—1672: War with Holland (to 1674) - British Army increased to 10,000 men
- 1672—1672: High Court of Justiciary established in Scotland
War with Holland - British Army increased to 10,000 men
- 1672—1678: Comte de Frontenac governs New France
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| 31 | 1673 | - 1673—1673: First Test Act deprives British Catholics and Non-conformists of Public Office
- 1673—1673: First Test Act deprives British Catholics and Non-conformists of Public Office
- 1673—1673: First European settlement in Great Lakes Region
Fort Cataraqui (later Fort Frontenac) established by the French
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| 32 | 1674 | - 10 Nov 1674—10 Nov 1674: Treaty of Westminster - Netherlands cedes New Netherlands (on the eastern
coast of North America) to Britain
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| 33 | 1675 | - 1675—1675: Beginning of Whig party under Shaftsbury
- 1675—1675: Rebuilding of St Paul's started by Wren (completed 1710)
- 1675—1675: Beginning of Whig Party under Shaftsbury
10th August; Building of Royal Greenwich Observatory started
- 1675—1675: Christian Huygens patents the pocket watch
- 4 Mar 1675—4 Mar 1675: John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England
- 7 Apr 1675—12 Aug 1676: King Philip's War
New England colonies vs Wampanoag, Narragansett and Nipmuck Indians
- 10 Aug 1675—10 Aug 1675: Building of Royal Greenwich Observatory started
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| 34 | 1676 | - 1676—1676: Compton Census, named after its initiator Henry Compton, Bishop of London, was
intended to discover the number of Anglican conformists, Roman Catholic recusants and
Protestant dissenters in England and Wales from enquiries made in individual parishes
- 1676—1676: Robert Hooke invents the universal joint
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| 35 | 1677 | - 1677—1677: Lee's Collection of Names of Merchants in London' published
- 1677—1677: Lee's "Collection of Names of Merchants in London" published
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1646 - 1677 (31 years)