| 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 | 1630 | - 1630—1750: Renaissance Period - Art and Antiques
- 1630—1750: Baroque Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 4 | 1636 | - 1636—1755: PRE-DEPORTATION PERIOD
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| 5 | 1660 | - 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
- 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.
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| 6 | 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poor to the parish of origin (repealed 1834)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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| 7 | 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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| 8 | 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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| 9 | 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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| 10 | 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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| 11 | 1667 | - 1667—1667: Treaty of Breda
Acadia is recognized as a French possession
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| 12 | 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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| 13 | 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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| 14 | 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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| 15 | 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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| 16 | 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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| 17 | 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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| 18 | 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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| 19 | 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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| 20 | 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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| 21 | 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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| 22 | 1678 | - 1678—1678: Extension of Test Act to peers
- 1678—1678: Extension of Test Act to peers
- 1678—1678: The first edition of the "Encyclopaedia Britiannica" published -
in Edinburgh by William Smellie
- 1678—1678: Census of Acadia
Census of Acadians in New France
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| 23 | 1679 | - 1679—1679: Tories first so named
- 1679—1679: 27th May: Haveas Corpus Act became law in England
(Later repealed from time to time){\n}Tories first so named{\n}Battle of Bothwell Brig in Scotland{\n}Buriel in Woolen more strictly enforced
- 1679—1679: Denis Papin invents the pressure cooker
- 27 May 1679—27 May 1679: Habeas Corpus Act becomes law in England - (later repealed from time to
time)
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| 24 | 1680 | - 1680—1680: William Dockwra(y) begins his London Penny Post
- 1680—1680: Dodo becomes extinct in Mauritius through over-hunting
- 1680—1680: William Dockwra(y) begins his London Penny Post
- 1680—1770: Chinoiserie Period (Art and Antiques)
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| 25 | 1681 | - 1681—1681: Second Test Act (against non-conformists) passed by Westminster Parliament
- 1681—1681: Oil lighting first used in London streets
- 1681—1681: Second Test Act (against non-conformists) passed by Westminster Parliament
Oil lighting first used in London streets.
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| 26 | 1682 | - 1682—1682: Founding of Grand-Pré
Grand-Pré located in Minas is founded. It will become the bread basket of Acadia.
- 1682—1682: Pennsylvania founded by William Penn
- 1682—1682: Library of Advocates founded in Edinburgh - later National Library of Scotland
- 1682—1682: Halley observes the comet which bears his name
- 1682—1682: Pennsylvania founded by William Penn
Library of Advocates founded in Edinburgh - later National Library of Scotland
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| 27 | 1683 | - 1683—1683: Wild boar become extinct in Britain
- 1683—1683: 6th June: Ashmolean Museum opened at Oxford - first museum on Britain
- 6 Jun 1683—6 Jun 1683: Ashmolean Museum opened at Oxford - first museum in Britain
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| 28 | 1684 | - 1684—1684: Presbyterian settlement in Stuart's Town in South Carolina
Huguenot registers begin in London
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| 29 | 1685 | - 1685—1685: James the Second (1685-1689, died 1701) - Monmouth rebellion and battle of
Sedgemoor - British Army raised to 20,000 men
- 1685—1685: Earl of Argyll's Invasion of Scotland
- 1685—1685: Judge Jeffreys and the Bloody Assizes - 320 executed, 800 transported
- 1685—1685: Earl of Argyll's invasion of Scotland
James II (1689-1689 died 1701){\n}Monmouth Rebellion and Battle of Sedgemoor{\n}British Army raised to 20,000 men{\n}Judge Jeffreys and the Bloody Assizes - 320 executed, 800 transported{\n}Revocation of the Edict of Nantes - drove thousands of Proestants
- 1685—1688: King James II
King James II ( 1685 - 1688 ) {\n}{\n}1685 - James succeeds his brother, Charles II.{\n}1685 - Rebellion of the Earl of Argyll in Scotland designed to place the Duke of Monmouth, Charles II's illegitimate son, on the throne is crushed and Argyll is execut
- 2 Jun 1685—13 Feb 1689: James II
House of Stuart (restored): 2nd son of Charles I. Deposed 1688, interregnum Dec 11, 1688, to Feb 13, 1689
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| 30 | 1686 | - 1686—1686: Release of all prisoners held for their religious beliefs
- 1686—1686: Release of all prisoners held for their religious beliefs
- 1686—1686: Census of Acadia
Census of Acadians in New France
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| 31 | 1687 | - 1687—1687: St-Charles des Mines Church is built at Grand-Pré
- 4 Apr 1687—4 Apr 1687: James II issues the Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws against Catholics
and non-conformists
- 5 Jul 1687—5 Jul 1687: Newton published his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica' - written
in Latin
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| 32 | 1688 | - 1688—1688: British Army raised to 40,000
- 1688—1688: Bill of Rights limits the powers of the monarchy over parliament
- 1688—1688: Hearth Tax abolished
- 1688—1688: Mutiny Act
- 1688—1688: February: Edward Lloyds Coffee House - later became Lloyd's of London
November: The Glorious Revolution: James II abdicates{\n}William of Orange lands in England{\n}William of Hanover and Mary daughter of James II, jointly take the throne - (only William, however, has regal power){\n}British Army raised to 40,000{\n}Bill of
- Feb 1688—Feb 1688: Edward Lloyd's Coffee House opens - later became Lloyd's of London
- Nov 1688—Nov 1688: The Glorious Revolution: James II abdicates
- 5 Nov 1688—5 Nov 1688: William of Orange lands at Torbay
- Dec 1688—Dec 1688: Siege of Londonderry (began Dec 1688; ended 28 Jul 1689)
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| 33 | 1689 | - 1689—1689: Devonport naval dockyard established
- 1689—1702: King William III and Queen Mary II
King William III and Queen Mary II ( 1689 - 1702 ) {\n}{\n}1689 - Parliament draws up the Declaration of Right detailing the unconstitutional acts of James II. William and Mary become joint sovereigns.{\n}1689 - Bill of Rights is passed in Parliament.{\n}
- 1689—1689: Deposed James VII and II flees to Ireland
Defeated at the Battle of the Boyne (1690){\n}Earliest Royal Dutch Chapel registers{\n}Seige of Londonderry{\n}Toleration Act for Protestant non-conformists{\n}Battle of Killiecrankie in Scotland
- 1689—1697: King William's War
English Colonies vs France
- 1689—1701: French - Five Nations Indian war
- 13 Feb 1689—13 Feb 1689: William III and Mary II, daughter of James II, jointly take the throne (only William, however, has regal power)
- 12 Mar 1689—12 Mar 1689: Deposed James VII & II flees to Ireland - defeated at the Battle of the Boyne (1
Jul 1690)
- 24 May 1689—24 May 1689: Toleration Act passed for Protestant non-conformists
- 27 Jul 1689—27 Jul 1689: Battle of Killiecrankie in Scotland - Jacobites defeated Government troops but
at high cost
- 16 Dec 1689—16 Dec 1689: Bill of Rights passed by Parliament, ending King's divine right to raise taxes or
wage war
- 2 1689—28 Dec 1694: William III and Mary II
House of Stuart (restored): Son of William, Prince of Orange, by Mary, daughter of Charles I. Mary eldest daughter of James II. She died 1694.
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| 34 | 1690 | - 1690—1690: The British capture Port-Royal
Port-Royal is captured by the British. It will be renamed Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
- 1690—1690: Great Synagogue founded
Presbyterian fonally established in Scotland{\n}Battle of the Boyne
- 1690—1690: Port-Royal captured
British capture Port-Royal and rename it to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
- 1690—1690: The Presbyterian Church is permanently restored and becomes the Church of Scotland.
- 20 May 1690—20 May 1690: England passes Act of Grace, forgiving Roman Catholic followers of James II
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| 35 | 1691 | - 1691—1691: Earliest date in known German Lutheran registers
- 1691—1691: Newfoundland census
Census taken in Newfoundland
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| 36 | 1692 | - 1692—1692: Land Tax introduced - originally designed as an annual tax on personal estate, public
offices and land. For practical purposes, however, assessors tended to avoid assessing items of
wealth other than landed property so that it became known as the Land Ta
- 1692—1692: French intention to invade England came to nothing
- 1692—1692: The Massacre of Glencoe
Clan Campbell side with the king and murder members of the Clan McDonald (1691?)
- 1692—1692: French intention to invade England came to naught
- 13 Feb 1692—13 Feb 1692: The massacre of Glencoe - Clan Campbell sides with King William and
murders members of Clan McDonald
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| 37 | 1693 | - 1693—1693: Census of Acadia
Census of Acadians in New France
- 1693—1693: Newfoundland census
Census taken in Newfoundland
- 4 Aug 1693—4 Aug 1693: Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Pierre P?rignon 's invention of Champagne
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| 38 | 1694 | - 1694—1694: National Debt came into effect in England
- 1694—1694: Stamp Duties introduced into Britain from Holland
- 1694—1694: Mary II death leaves William III as sole ruler
- 1694—1694: Triennial Act, new Parliamentary elections every three years
- 1694—1694: Scotland: Poll Tax imposed on all over sixteen, except the destitute and insane (-1699)
- 1694—1694: National Deb came into effect in England
Bank of England founded by William Paterson (a Scot){\n}Triennial Act
- 1694—1699: Scotland: Poll Tax imposed on all over sixteen, except the destitute and insane
- 27 Jul 1694—27 Jul 1694: Bank of England founded by William Paterson (a Scot)
- 12 1694—8 Mar 1702: William III
House of Stuart (restored): Reigned alone after death of Mary II
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| 39 | 1695 | - 1695—1695: Freedom of Press in England granted
- 1695—1695: Bank of Scotland founded
- 1695—1695: Act of Parliament imposes a fine on all who fail to inform the parish minister of the
birth of a child (repealed 1706)
- 1695—1695: Start of Dissenters' lists in parish registers - children born but not christened in the
parish church - some were named 'Papist' and others 'Protestants'
- 1695—1695: Freedom of the Press
Bank of Scotland founded{\n}Act of Parliament imposes a fine on all who fail to inform the parish minister of the birth of a child (repealed in 1706){\n}Start of "Dissenters" lists in parish registers - children born but not christened in the parish churc
- 1695—1695: Census of Acadia
Census of St. Jean River Acadians
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| 40 | 1696 | - 1696—1696: Act of Parliament establishes Workhouses
Education Act passed by Scottish Parliament{\n}Window Tax (replaced Hearth Tax) increased in 1747; abolished in 1851)
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| 41 | 1697 | - 1697—1697: Treaty of Ryswick
- 1697—1697: 2nd December - Official opening of St Paul's Cathedral
- 2 Dec 1697—2 Dec 1697: Official opening of St Paul's Cathedral
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| 42 | 1698 | - 1698—1698: Invention of steam engine by Capt Thomas Savery
- 1698—1698: Darien Expedition: a disastrous attempt to establish a Scots settlement in Panama
- 1698—1698: Duties (taxes) on entries in parish registers - repealed after five years
- 1698—1698: Invention of steam engine by Captain Thomas Savery
Darien Expedition: a disastrous attempt to establish a Scots settlement in Panama{\n}Duties (Taxes) on entries in parish registers - repealed after five years
- 1698—1698: Census of Acadia
Census of Acadians in New France
- 1698—1698: Englishmen, Thomas Savery invents a steam pump
- 4 Jan 1698—4 Jan 1698: Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London destroyed by fire
- 14 Nov 1698—14 Nov 1698: Eddystone Lighthouse (Henry Winstanley's) first lit; completed 10 days earlier
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1290 - Bef 1362 (< 71 years)