Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury over Anna, Duchess of Shrewsbury and mistress of Buckingham. The Earl is mortally wounded. [1]
Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury over Anna, Duches
Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury over Anna, Duchess of Shrewsbury and mistress of Buckingham. The Earl is mortally wounded. [1]
Events Before
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...
Events After
French King Louis XIV limits religious freedom
Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand [lwi lə ɡʁɑ̃]) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil [lə ʁwa sɔlɛj]), was King of France from 1643 until his...
Mt Etna in Sicily erupts in its largest recorded eruption, killing 15,000
Mt Etna in Sicily erupts in its largest recorded eruption, killing 15,000
Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000
Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000
Polish parliament selects Litouwer Michael Wisniopwiecki as king
Polish parliament selects Litouwer Michael Wisniopwiecki as king
LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River
LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River
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English Colonel George Monck, with two brigades of troops, crosses the Anglo-Scottish border by fording the River Tweed
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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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- Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury over Anna, Duchess of Shrewsbury and mistress of Buckingham. The Earl is mortally wounded. [1]
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