The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1679 until 1681 in the reign of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. Three Exclusion Bills sought to exclude the King's brother and heir presumptive, James, Duke of York, from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland because he was a Roman Catholic. None became law. Two new parties formed. The Tories were opposed to this exclusion, while the "Country Party", who were soon to be called the Whigs, supported it. While the matter of James's exclusion was not decided in Parliament during Charles's reign, it would come to a head only three years after James took the throne, when he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
English House of Commons accepts Exclusion Bill
The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1679 until 1681 in the reign of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Historical Significance
The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1679 until 1681 in the reign of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Events Before
John Bunyan's Christian novel "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder
John Bunyan's Christian novel "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua, the first woman to re
Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua, the first woman to receive a university doctoral degree or PhD
Hamburg State Opera opens in Hamburg, inaugurated with Johann Theile's "Adam und Eva"
Hamburg State Opera opens in Hamburg, inaugurated with Johann Theile's "Adam und Eva"
Earl of Shaftesbury freed from the Tower of London
Earl of Shaftesbury freed from the Tower of London
French troops conquer Ypres
Ypres is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English.
Events After
Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680 (Kirch's Comet/Newton's Comet)
C/1680 V1, also called the Great Comet of 1680, Kirch's Comet, and Newton's Comet, was the first comet discovered by telescope.
Parliament of Breisach accepts French sovereignty over Elzas
Parliament of Breisach accepts French sovereignty over Elzas
The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts
The first confirmed tornado in America kills a servant at Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tewa medicine man Popé leads the Pueblo Rebellion against Spanish colonizers in the New Mexican province, killing 400 an
Tewa medicine man Popé leads the Pueblo Rebellion against Spanish colonizers in the New Mexican province, killing 400 and driving out another 2,000
Pueblo Indians take possession of Santa Fe in the New Mexican Province from the Spanish
Pueblo Indians take possession of Santa Fe in the New Mexican Province from the Spanish
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Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands
Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands
Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris
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Isaac Newton reads his first optics paper before the Royal Society in London
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John Bunyan's Christian novel "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder
John Bunyan's Christian novel "The Pilgrim's Progress" is published in London by Nathaniel Ponder
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on November 15, 1679?
- The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1679 until 1681 in the reign of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. Three Exclusion Bills sought to exclude the King's brother and heir presumptive, James, Duke of York, from the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland because he was a Roman Catholic. None became law.
- Why is English House of Commons accepts Exclusion Bill significant?
- The Exclusion Crisis ran from 1679 until 1681 in the reign of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland.