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1600 |
5 August, The Gowrie Conspiracy; Ruthven attacked King James VI |
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19 November, Charles I is born, Dumfermline |
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1601 |
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1602 |
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1603 |
24 March, Queen Elizabeth I died |
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25 July, King James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England |
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1604 |
14 January, Theological Tournament held between the Puritans and the Catholics |
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1605 |
27 January, Trial of the Gun Powder Plot Conspiracy |
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Charles created Duke of York |
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5 July, General Assembly held in Aberdeen without the king's consent |
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25 July, King denounced the General Assembly |
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1606 |
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1607 |
26 April, Andrew Melville imprisoned for refusing to acknowledge the primacy |
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1608 |
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1609 |
16 November, Henrietta Maria of France born, Hotel du Louvre, Paris |
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1610 |
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1611 |
King James VI commissions an authorized version of the Bible |
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1612 |
6 November, Henry Stewart, Prince of Wales died, St James Palace |
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1616 |
13 May, James VI returns to Scotland for his last visit |
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1617 |
5 August, James VI departs from Scotland for the last time |
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1618 |
25 August, General Assembly passes Five Articles |
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1619 |
4 March, Queen Anne of Denmark dies |
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1620 |
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1621 |
4 August, Five Articles passed by the Estates |
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10 October, Charter for Nova Scotia given to Sit William Alexander |
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1622 |
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1623 |
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1624 |
King Proclaims Communion to be taken while kneeling; last official act over Scotland |
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1625 |
27 March, King James VI dies |
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Charles I is crowned |
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Parliament gave Charles I tonnage & poundage for one year only |
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1626 |
Prince William II of Orange born |
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1627 |
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1628 |
13 June, Charles I married Henrietta Maria of France |
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Duke of Buckingham murdered |
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1629 |
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1630 |
29 May, Charles II was born, St James Palace |
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1631 |
4 November, Mary Stewart was born, 4 Nov, St James Palace |
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1632 |
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1633 |
12 June, Charles I first visit to Scotland |
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14 October, James VII was born |
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1634 |
Ship money demanded by Charles I without Parliament's consent |
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1635 |
Queens House in Greenwich completed by Inigo Jones (1573 - c1652). |
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Connecticut first settled |
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1636 |
Hackney carriages in London |
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1637 |
Introduced the Book of Common Prayer |
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1638 |
The Second Covenant |
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25 November, Catherine de Braganza born, Lisbon |
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Code and Prayer Book suspended |
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First Bishops' War |
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1639 |
Pacification of Berwick |
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1640 |
Battle of Newcastle - Second Bishops' War |
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1641 |
Treaty of Ripon, last visit to Scotland |
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The Triennial Act limited royal prerogative |
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1642 |
King Charles raises his standard against Parliamentary forces |
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1644 |
1 September, Battle of Tippermuir |
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1645 |
Battle of Inverlochie |
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1646 |
King Charles I surrenders to the Scots |
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1647 |
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1648 |
Battle of Preston |
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Prince James sent to exile in France. |
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1649 |
30 January, King Charles I is beheaded by English Parliament |
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Charles II signs both Covenants |
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1650 |
Battle Invercharron |
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21 May, Montrose executed |
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Prince William II of Orange died |
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19 November, Prince William III of Orange born, Netherlands |
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1651 |
1 January, Charles II crowned, Scone, Scotland |
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Charles II routed at Worcester |
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1652 |
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1653 |
The Act of Settlement deporting many Catholics from England |
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1654 |
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1655 |
Oliver Cromwell dissolved Parliament |
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1656 |
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1657 |
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1658 |
3 September, Oliver Cromwell died |
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1659 |
Richard Cromwell dissolves Protectorate |
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1660 |
Composition of light discovered by Sir Isaac Newton |
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24 December, Princess Mary Stewart died, Whitehall Palace
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29 May, Charles II returned to England - Royal Oak Day |
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1661 |
23 April, Charles II crowned at Westminster Abbey |
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Hand-struck postage-stamps first used. |
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Bridge Rooms added to Queens House by King Charles II. |
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1662 |
Royal Society of London receives Royal Charter |
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1663 |
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1664 |
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1665 |
Great Plague in London |
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1666 |
2 September, Great Fire of London |
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13 November, Battle of Rullion Green |
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1667 |
2 January, William Pentlaw, martyred for his adhering to the word of God |
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The Dutch sailed up the Medway and sunk five battleships |
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1668 |
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1669 |
31 August, Henrietta Maria died, Colombe, France
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1670 |
May Treaty of Dover |
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William visits England, 1st rumors of pending marriage |
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1671 |
31 March, Anne Hyde, wife of James VII died |
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1672 |
William became Captain of the Dutch fleet |
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15 March, Declaration of Indulgence |
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1673 |
19 January, Annie of Fyvie died of a broken heart. |
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June, Battle of Schooneweld where the Dutch defeated the French |
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The Test Act barred all Catholics from holding administrative positions |
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21 November, James VII married Mary Beatrice of Modena |
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1674 |
February, Treaty of Westminster |
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1675 |
22 June, Greenwich Royal Observatory created by Royal Warrant |
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William regected the title of Duke of Gelderland |
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10 August, Building of Royal Observatory commenced |
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John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal. |
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1676 |
Royal Greenwich Observatory built by Sir Christopher Wren. |
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Greenwich ferry starts operating across the River Thames. |
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1677 |
4 November, William III of Orange and Mary Stewart married |
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1678 |
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1679 |
Battle of Drumclog |
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22 June, Battle of Bothwel Bridge
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1680 |
Buccaneers' Raids. John Coxon defeated at Panama |
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1681 |
Oil street lights first used in London |
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1682 |
Appearance of Halley's Comet |
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1683 |
Rye House Plot |
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28 July, Anne marries Prince George of Denmark
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1684 |
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1685 |
King Charles II died, 6 Feb, Whitehall Palace |
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James VII crowned |
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1686 |
27 April, Scottish Declaration of Toleration demanding Freedom of Religion |
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1687 |
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1688 |
Declaration of Indulgence refused by Archbishop Sancroft |
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18 May, Petition of the Seven Bishops |
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June 10th, James Francis (heir to Throne) born |
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30 June, William III of Orange invades England |
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23 December, James VII fled England
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1689 |
13 February, William and Mary are proclaimed joint sovereigns of England
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11 April, Scots Parliament declares the throne vacant |
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Act Establishing the Coronation Oath |
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27 July, Battle of Killiecrankie |
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21 August, Battle of Dunkeld |
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1690 |
1 July, Battle of Boyne |
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1691 |
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1692 |
Massacre of Glencoe
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Treaty of Ryswick creating peace between Spain, France & England
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12 July, 3 ships set sail from Leith on the Darien Venture
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1693 |
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1694 |
October: Greenwich Hospital established. |
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28 December - Queen Mary dies of smallpox |
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Bank of England founded |
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1695 |
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1696 |
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1697 |
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1698 |
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1699 |
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