Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed
Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed
Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed
Events Before
Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila]: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also k
Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila]: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga
Portuguese trading port of Bombay is officially transferred to English control, as part of the dowry of Portuguese princ
Portuguese trading port of Bombay is officially transferred to English control, as part of the dowry of Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza
Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Dutch Vice-admiral De Ruyter captures Fort Cormantin from the English
Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Dutch Vice-admiral De Ruyter captures Fort Cormantin from the English
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication
NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights
NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights
Events After
Resistance of Androsovo in Russia-Poland
Resistance of Androsovo in Russia-Poland
Treaty of Andrussovo ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
Treaty of Andrussovo ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
Treaty/Truce of Andrusovo signed between Tsardom of Russia & Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Truce of Andrusovo (Polish: Rozejm w Andruszowie, Russian: Андрусовское перемирие Andrusovskoye Pieriemiriye, also sometimes known as Treaty of Andrusovo) established a thirteen-and-a-half year...
Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia and Poland signs peace treaty
Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia and Poland signs peace treaty
Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River
Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of...
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English Colonel George Monck, with two brigades of troops, crosses the Anglo-Scottish border by fording the River Tweed
English Colonel George Monck, with two brigades of troops, crosses the Anglo-Scottish border by fording the River Tweed at Coldstream and heads through knee-deep snow to London to end military rule and restore the monarchy
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years
English Poet and author of "Paradise Lost" John Milton marries 3rd wife Elizabeth Mynshull, 31 years his junior.
English Poet and author of "Paradise Lost" John Milton marries 3rd wife Elizabeth Mynshull, 31 years his junior.
English Long Parliament disbands
The Convention Parliament of England (25 April 1660 – 29 December 1660) followed the Long Parliament that had finally voted for its own dissolution on 16 March that year.
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