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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1633 | Monarch is King Charles I. Charles reissues the Declaration of Sports (originated in his father's reign) stating what sports could be played on a Sunday and other Holy days; you can do archery and dancing, but no bowling or bear/bull baiting. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 42 | 1638 | Monarch is King Charles I. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 43 | 1643 | Monarch is King Charles I. Almost the entire year is dominated by the battles of the English Civil War. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 44 | 1644 | Monarch is King Charles I. It's the time of the First English Civil War and the Royalists and Oliver Cromwell's army battle most of the year. In the Battle of Marston Moor, the largest battle of the English Civil War, it is a massive victory for the Parliamentary side, ending Charles I's hold on the north of England. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 45 | 1651 | No Monarch. England was run by a Parliament called the '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rump_Parliament" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">First Commonwealth Rump</a>'. However, Charles II is crowned as King of Scotland at Scone. The English Civil War (1642-1651) continued until September when Charles II lost the Battle of Worcester. Charles hid in the Royal Oak tree at Boscobel House in Shropshire before escaping to France. On a lighter note, the first ever coffee house opens in Oxford. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 46 | 1656 | No Monarch. Oliver Cromwell is Lord Protector and the parliament is the Second Protectorate. Anglo-Spanish war continues. The only English fifty shilling coin is minted. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 47 | 1658 | No Monarch. Oliver Cromwell is Lord Protector and the parliament is the Second Protectorate. Oliver Cromwell dies on 3rd September and Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector on the death of his father. First domestic pendulum clocks are sold in England, made by Ahasuerus Fromanteel of London. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 48 | 1660 | (not set) | 19-Sep-2025 11:50 | |
| 49 | 1662 | (not set) | 28-Sep-2025 11:07 | |
| 50 | 1664 | Monarch is King Charles II. England annexes the New Netherland colony in North America and renames it the Province of New York (after James, Duke of York). Building starts of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, designed by Christopher Wren. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 51 | 1671 | (not set) | 17-Jan-2026 10:14 | |
| 52 | 1672 | Monarch is Charles II. Imminent bankruptcy problems forces the Exchequer to suspend cash payments for a year. The Kingdom of England join with France declaring war on the Dutch Republic (Third Anglo-Dutch War). | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 53 | 1679 | Monarch is King Charles II. After almost 18 years, King Charles II dismisses the Cavalier Parliament and later there is the Habeas Corpus parliament for four months. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 54 | 1683 | In Roman numerals: MDCLXXXIII. Monarch was Charles II. The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford opens. George II is born. The River Thames freezes over and there is a Frost Fair. | 08-Nov-2023 12:20 | |
| 55 | 1685 | Monarch was Charles II until 6 February, and then James II. King Charles II died after a short illness and his brother succeeded him as King James II. James needed to fend off a counter-claim and some assassination attempts. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 56 | 1687 | Monarch is King James II. Isaac Newton publishes <em>Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 57 | 1688 | The Monarch was King James II until 11 December when the <em>Glorious Revolution</em> (the Bloodless Revolution) caused his deposition and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, Prince of Orange (Netherlands). James II goes to France. | 02-Apr-2021 14:29 | |
| 58 | 1689 | The joint Monarchs are William III and Mary II (from 13 February). Following the <em>Glorious Revolution</em>, Parliament decided that James II had vacated the throne. This leads to a few Jacobite rising from his supporters. The <em>Bill of Rights 1689</em> comes into force (based on the work of John Locke) which includes basic civil rights and clarifies who would next inherit the Crown. Plenty of unrest in England, Europe and North America. Boston Revolt. Peter the Great rules Russia. | 26-Feb-2021 13:05 | |
| 59 | 1690 | (not set) | 24-Oct-2025 08:45 | |
| 60 | 1691 | The dual Monarchs are William III and Mary II. Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII. A new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine and Plymouth. Thomas Neale (who was then Master of the Mint) is granted an English patent for the American postal service. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 |