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| # | Year | Year Summary | Last Update | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1660 | (not set) | 19-Sep-2025 11:50 | |
| 42 | 1662 | (not set) | 28-Sep-2025 11:07 | |
| 43 | 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 | |
| 44 | 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 | |
| 45 | 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 | |
| 46 | 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 | |
| 47 | 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 | |
| 48 | 1687 | Monarch is King James II. Isaac Newton publishes <em>Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica</em>. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 49 | 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 | |
| 50 | 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 | |
| 51 | 1690 | (not set) | 24-Oct-2025 08:45 | |
| 52 | 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 | |
| 53 | 1692 | The dual Monarchs are King William III and Queen Mary II. The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony, where 3 women are charged with witchcraft. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 54 | 1695 | Monarch is King William III. A general election results in victory for the Whigs. Wren Library, the library of Trinity College Cambridge designed by Christopher Wren, is completed. A Windows tax is introduced where the tax is based on the number of windows in your house. A £2 fine is imposed for swearing in England. | 03-Feb-2021 12:21 | |
| 55 | 1696 | Monarch is King William III. The Great Recoinage of 1696: The Parliament of England passes the Recoinage Act which was an attempt by the English Government to replace the hammered silver that made up most of the coinage in circulation, much of it being clipped and badly worn. It was not entirely successful. Shortage of silver coinage forces the guinea to be officially revalued at 21 shillings, instead of 30 shillings. Window tax introduced. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 56 | 1698 | Monarch is King William III. Although there is no Prime Minister, a general election results in victory for the New Country Tories. The Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. Engineer Thomas Savery patents a steam pump. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 57 | 1703 | Monarch is Queen Anne. War of the Spanish Succession continues. The Great Storm of 1703 (which was an Atlantic hurricane) hits southern England and the English Channel, killing over 8,000 people. Isaac Newton is elected president of the Royal Society. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 58 | 1711 | Monarch is Queen Anne. The British attack Quebec but 8 ships sink in the Saint Lawrence River and 850 soldiers drown. The first ever race at Ascot racecourse. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 59 | 1718 | Monarch is King George I. The Proper motion of stars discovered by Edmond Halley. | 19-Sep-2020 14:32 | |
| 60 | 1719 | Monarch is King George I. The <em>Jacobite rising of 1719</em> tried to restore the exiled James to the throne. The <em>Royal Academy of Music</em> is founded. Daniel Defoe publishes <em>Robinson Crusoe</em>, but at the time made it look like it was written by real person called Robinson Crusoe (it was fiction). Bank rate set at 5%, and it kept that figure for 100 years. | 02-Apr-2021 14:29 |