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Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...

 (927–1706), including the Commonwealth of England
Commonwealth of England
The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland...

 (1649–1653 and 1659–1660) and The Protectorate
The Protectorate
In British history, the Protectorate was the period 1653–1659 during which the Commonwealth of England was governed by a Lord Protector.-Background:...

 (1653–1659).

927–999

  • 920s: 920 - 921 - 922 - 923 - 924 - 925 - 926 - 927 - 928 - 929
  • 930s: 930 - 931 - 932 - 933 - 934 - 935 - 936 - 937 - 938 - 939
  • 940s: 940 - 941 - 942 - 943 - 944 - 945 - 946 - 947 - 948 - 949
  • 950s: 950 - 951 - 952 - 953 - 954 - 955 - 956 - 957 - 958 - 959
  • 960s: 960 - 961 - 962 - 963 - 964 - 965 - 966 - 967 - 968 - 969
  • 970s: 970 - 971 - 972 - 973 - 974 - 975 - 976 - 977 - 978 - 979
  • 980s: 980 - 981 - 982 - 983 - 984 - 985 - 986 - 987 - 988 - 989
  • 990s: 990 - 991 - 992 - 993 - 994 - 995 - 996 - 997 - 998 - 999

1000–1099

  • 1000s: 1000 - 1001 - 1002 - 1003 - 1004 - 1005 - 1006 - 1007 - 1008 - 1009
  • 1010s: 1010 - 1011 - 1012 - 1013 - 1014 - 1015 - 1016 - 1017 - 1018 - 1019
  • 1020s: 1020 - 1021 - 1022 - 1023 - 1024 - 1025 - 1026 - 1027 - 1028 - 1029
  • 1030s: 1030 - 1031 - 1032 - 1033 - 1034 - 1035 - 1036 - 1037 - 1038 - 1039
  • 1040s: 1040 - 1041 - 1042 - 1043 - 1044 - 1045 - 1046 - 1047 - 1048 - 1049
  • 1050s: 1050 - 1051 - 1052 - 1053 - 1054 - 1055 - 1056 - 1057 - 1058 - 1059
  • 1060s: 1060 - 1061 - 1062 - 1063 - 1064 - 1065 - 1066 - 1067 - 1068 - 1069
  • 1070s: 1070 - 1071 - 1072 - 1073 - 1074 - 1075 - 1076 - 1077 - 1078 - 1079
  • 1080s: 1080 - 1081 - 1082 - 1083 - 1084 - 1085 - 1086 - 1087 - 1088 - 1089
  • 1090s: 1090 - 1091 - 1092 - 1093 - 1094 - 1095 - 1096 - 1097 - 1098 - 1099

1100–1199

  • 1100s: 1100 - 1101 - 1102 - 1103 - 1104 - 1105 - 1106 - 1107 - 1108 - 1109
  • 1110s: 1110 - 1111 - 1112 - 1113 - 1114 - 1115 - 1116 - 1117 - 1118 - 1119
  • 1120s: 1120 - 1121 - 1122 - 1123 - 1124 - 1125 - 1126 - 1127 - 1128 - 1129
  • 1130s: 1130 - 1131 - 1132 - 1133 - 1134 - 1135 - 1136 - 1137 - 1138 - 1139
  • 1140s: 1140 - 1141 - 1142 - 1143 - 1144 - 1145 - 1146 - 1147 - 1148 - 1149
  • 1150s: 1150 - 1151 - 1152 - 1153 - 1154 - 1155 - 1156 - 1157 - 1158 - 1159
  • 1160s: 1160 - 1161 - 1162 - 1163 - 1164 - 1165 - 1166 - 1167 - 1168 - 1169
  • 1170s: 1170 - 1171 - 1172 - 1173 - 1174 - 1175 - 1176 - 1177 - 1178 - 1179
  • 1180s: 1180 - 1181 - 1182 - 1183 - 1184 - 1185 - 1186 - 1187 - 1188 - 1189
  • 1190s: 1190 - 1191 - 1192 - 1193 - 1194 - 1195 - 1196 - 1197 - 1198 - 1199

1200–1299

  • 1200s: 1200 - 1201 - 1202 - 1203 - 1204 - 1205 - 1206 - 1207 - 1208 - 1209
  • 1210s: 1210 - 1211 - 1212 - 1213 - 1214 - 1215 - 1216 - 1217 - 1218 - 1219
  • 1220s: 1220 - 1221 - 1222 - 1223 - 1224 - 1225 - 1226 - 1227 - 1228 - 1229
  • 1230s: 1230 - 1231 - 1232 - 1233 - 1234 - 1235 - 1236 - 1237 - 1238 - 1239
  • 1240s: 1240 - 1241 - 1242 - 1243 - 1244 - 1245 - 1246 - 1247 - 1248 - 1249
  • 1250s: 1250 - 1251 - 1252 - 1253 - 1254 - 1255 - 1256 - 1257 - 1258 - 1259
  • 1260s: 1260 - 1261 - 1262 - 1263 - 1264 - 1265 - 1266 - 1267 - 1268 - 1269
  • 1270s: 1270 - 1271 - 1272 - 1273 - 1274 - 1275 - 1276 - 1277 - 1278 - 1279
  • 1280s: 1280 - 1281 - 1282 - 1283 - 1284 - 1285 - 1286 - 1287 - 1288 - 1289
  • 1290s: 1290 - 1291 - 1292 - 1293 - 1294 - 1295 - 1296 - 1297 - 1298 - 1299

1300–1399

  • 1300s: 1300 - 1301 - 1302 - 1303 - 1304 - 1305 - 1306 - 1307 - 1308 - 1309
  • 1310s: 1310 - 1311 - 1312 - 1313 - 1314 - 1315 - 1316 - 1317 - 1318 - 1319
  • 1320s: 1320 - 1321 - 1322 - 1323 - 1324 - 1325 - 1326 - 1327 - 1328 - 1329
  • 1330s: 1330 - 1331 - 1332 - 1333 - 1334 - 1335 - 1336 - 1337 - 1338 - 1339
  • 1340s: 1340 - 1341 - 1342 - 1343 - 1344 - 1345 - 1346 - 1347 - 1348 - 1349
  • 1350s: 1350 - 1351 - 1352 - 1353 - 1354 - 1355 - 1356 - 1357 - 1358 - 1359
  • 1360s: 1360 - 1361 - 1362 - 1363 - 1364 - 1365 - 1366 - 1367 - 1368 - 1369
  • 1370s: 1370 - 1371 - 1372 - 1373 - 1374 - 1375 - 1376 - 1377 - 1378 - 1379
  • 1380s: 1380 - 1381 - 1382 - 1383 - 1384 - 1385 - 1386 - 1387 - 1388 - 1389
  • 1390s: 1390 - 1391 - 1392 - 1393 - 1394 - 1395 - 1396 - 1397 - 1398 - 1399

1400–1499

  • 1400s: 1400 - 1401 - 1402 - 1403 - 1404 - 1405 - 1406 - 1407 - 1408 - 1409
  • 1410s: 1410 - 1411 - 1412 - 1413 - 1414 - 1415 - 1416 - 1417 - 1418 - 1419
  • 1420s: 1420 - 1421 - 1422 - 1423 - 1424 - 1425 - 1426 - 1427 - 1428 - 1429
  • 1430s: 1430 - 1431 - 1432 - 1433 - 1434 - 1435 - 1436 - 1437 - 1438 - 1439
  • 1440s: 1440 - 1441 - 1442 - 1443 - 1444 - 1445 - 1446 - 1447 - 1448 - 1449
  • 1450s: 1450 - 1451 - 1452 - 1453 - 1454 - 1455 - 1456 - 1457 - 1458 - 1459
  • 1460s: 1460 - 1461 - 1462 - 1463 - 1464 - 1465 - 1466 - 1467 - 1468 - 1469
  • 1470s: 1470 - 1471 - 1472 - 1473 - 1474 - 1475 - 1476 - 1477 - 1478 - 1479
  • 1480s: 1480 - 1481 - 1482 - 1483 - 1484 - 1485 - 1486 - 1487 - 1488 - 1489
  • 1490s: 1490 - 1491 - 1492 - 1493 - 1494 - 1495 - 1496 - 1497 - 1498 - 1499

1500–1599

  • 1500s: 1500 - 1501 - 1502 - 1503 - 1504 - 1505 - 1506 - 1507 - 1508 - 1509
  • 1510s: 1510 - 1511 - 1512 - 1513 - 1514 - 1515 - 1516 - 1517 - 1518 - 1519
  • 1520s: 1520 - 1521 - 1522 - 1523 - 1524 - 1525 - 1526 - 1527 - 1528 - 1529
  • 1530s: 1530 - 1531 - 1532 - 1533 - 1534 - 1535 - 1536 - 1537 - 1538 - 1539
  • 1540s: 1540 - 1541 - 1542 - 1543 - 1544 - 1545 - 1546 - 1547 - 1548 - 1549
  • 1550s: 1550 - 1551 - 1552 - 1553 - 1554 - 1555 - 1556 - 1557 - 1558 - 1559
  • 1560s: 1560 - 1561 - 1562 - 1563 - 1564 - 1565 - 1566 - 1567 - 1568 - 1569
  • 1570s: 1570 - 1571 - 1572 - 1573 - 1574 - 1575 - 1576 - 1577 - 1578 - 1579
  • 1580s: 1580 - 1581 - 1582 - 1583 - 1584 - 1585 - 1586 - 1587 - 1588 - 1589
  • 1590s: 1590 - 1591 - 1592 - 1593 - 1594 - 1595 - 1596 - 1597 - 1598 - 1599

1600–1699

  • 1600s: 1600 - 1601 - 1602 - 1603 - 1604 - 1605 - 1606 - 1607 - 1608 - 1609
  • 1610s: 1610 - 1611 - 1612 - 1613 - 1614 - 1615 - 1616 - 1617 - 1618 - 1619
  • 1620s: 1620 - 1621 - 1622 - 1623 - 1624 - 1625 - 1626 - 1627 - 1628 - 1629
  • 1630s: 1630 - 1631 - 1632 - 1633 - 1634 - 1635 - 1636 - 1637 - 1638 - 1639
  • 1640s: 1640
    1640 in England
    Events from the year 1640 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 12 January - Thomas Wentworth becomes Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and Earl of Strafford.* 17 January - John Finch becomes Lord Keeper of the Great Seal....

     - 1641
    1641 in England
    Events from the year 1641 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 23 January - Edward Littleton, 1st Baron Lyttleton of Mounslow appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal.* 29 January - Oliver St John appointed Solicitor General....

     - 1642
    1642 in England
    Events from the year 1642 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 4 January - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape...

     - 1643
    1643 in England
    Events from the year 1643 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 23 January - English Civil War: Leeds falls to Parliamentary forces.* 13 March - English Civil War: The Roundheads routed the Cavaliers at the First Battle of Middlewich....

     - 1644
    1644 in England
    Events from the year 1644 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* King Charles I opens a Royalist 'parliament' at Oxford.* 26 January - First English Civil War: At the Battle of Nantwich the Parliamentarians defeat the Royalists....

     - 1645
    1645 in England
    Events from the year 1645 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* January - A group of ministers appointed by the Long Parliament draws up the Directory of Public Worship which replaces the Book of Common Prayer...

     - 1646
    1646 in England
    Events from the year 1646 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 9 January - Battle of Bovey Heath: Parliament secures a significant victory over the Royalists in Devon.* 13 March - Parliament captures Cornwall after Royalists surrender at Truro....

     - 1647
    1647 in England
    Events from the year 1647 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 30 January - Scots hand over King Charles I to England in return for £40,000 of army back-pay.* March - Folk dancing and bear-baiting banned....

     - 1648
    1648 in England
    Events from the year 1648 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 17 January - The Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the Second English Civil War....

     - 1649
    1649 in England
    Events from the year 1649 in England.-Incumbents:Monarch - King Charles I of England ; Interregnum-Events:* 3 January - An explosion of several barrels of gunpowder in Tower Street, London kills 67 people and destroys 60 houses....

  • 1650s: 1650
    1650 in England
    Events from the year 1650 in England.-Events:* 1 May - The future King Charles II of England signs the Treaty of Breda with the Scottish Covenanters.* 23 June - Charles arrives in Scotland where he signs the Covenant....

     - 1651
    1651 in England
    Events from the year 1651 which occurred in the Commonwealth of England.-Events:* 17 April - English Civil War: Robert Blake's forces attack Tresco, opening a siege of the Isles of Scilly....

     - 1652
    1652 in England
    Events from the year 1652 in the Commonwealth of England.-Events:* 19 May - First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Goodwin Sands fought off Dover between Lt.-Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp's 42 Dutch ships and 21 English ships divided into two squadrons, one commanded by Robert Blake and the other...

     - 1653
    1653 in England
    Events from the year 1653 in the Commonwealth of England.-Events:* 28 February–2 March - First Anglo–Dutch War: Battle of Portland.* 14 March - First Anglo–Dutch War: A Dutch fleet defeats the English at the Battle of Leghorn...

     - 1654
    1654 in England
    Events from the year 1654 in The Protectorate.-Events:* 5 April - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster ends the First Anglo-Dutch War, and the Dutch agree to observe the Navigation Acts.* 11 April - England signs a treaty of commerce with Sweden....

     - 1655
    1655 in England
    Events from the year 1655 in the The Protectorate.-Events:* 22 January - Oliver Cromwell dissolves the First Protectorate Parliament.* 11 March–14 March - Penruddock uprising: a Royalist uprising in Wiltshire is quickly defeated....

     - 1656
    1656 in England
    Events from the year 1656 in the The Protectorate.-Events:* 2 April - Anglo-Spanish War: King Philip IV of Spain signs a treaty with Charles II of England for the reconquest of England.* 17 September** The Second Protectorate Parliament assembles....

     - 1657
    1657 in England
    Events from the year 1657 in the The Protectorate.-Events:* January - Regional military government in England abolished.* 13 March - Anglo-Spanish War: With the Treaty of Paris, France and England form an alliance against Spain....

     - 1658
    1658 in England
    Events from the year 1658 in the The Protectorate.-Events:* 4 February - Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Second Protectorate Parliament.* April - First stage coach services advertised; 4-day trips from London to Exeter, York, and Chester....

     - 1659
    1659 in England
    Events from the year 1659 in England.-Events:* 16 February - The first known cheque is written.* 22 April - Lord Protector Richard Cromwell disbands the Parliament of England....

  • 1660s: 1660
    1660 in England
    Events from the year 1660 which occurred in the Kingdom of England. This is the year of Restoration.-Events:* 1 January** Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration.**...

     - 1661
    1661 in England
    Events from the year 1661 which occurred in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 6 January - The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London...

     - 1662
    1662 in England
    Events from the year 1662 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 17 March - Two old women are hanged after being found guilty of witchcraft at the Bury St. Edmunds witch trial.* 2 May/3 May - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England...

     - 1663
    1663 in England
    Events from the year 1663 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 10 January - The Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter.* February - Parliament pressures King Charles into withdrawing a proposed Declaration of Indulgence....

     - 1664
    1664 in England
    Events from the year 1664 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 12 March - Province of New Jersey becomes an English colony in North America.* 5 April - Passing of the Triennial Act....

     - 1665
    1665 in England
    Events from the year 1665 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 4 March - Beginning of the Second Anglo-Dutch War.* 6 March - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication....

     - 1666
    1666 in England
    Events from the year 1666 in England. This is the first year to be designated as an Annus mirabilis, in John Dryden's 1667 poem so titled, celebrating England's failure to be beaten either by fire or by the Dutch.-Events:...

     - 1667
    1667 in England
    Events from the year 1667 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 27 April - The blind, impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10....

     - 1668
    1668 in England
    Events from the year 1668 which occurred in England.-Events:* 28 January - England signs the Triple Alliance with the United Provinces and Sweden....

     - 1669
    1669 in England
    Events from the year 1669 in England.-Events:* 31 May - Citing poor eyesight, Samuel Pepys records the last entry in his diary, one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period....

  • 1670s: 1670
    1670 in England
    Events from the year 1670 in England.-Events:* 1 June - The secret treaty of Dover is signed between King Charles II of England and France.* 8 July O.S...

     - 1671
    1671 in England
    Events from the year 1671 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 9 May - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot...

     - 1672
    1672 in England
    Events from the year 1672 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 2 January - Cash payments by the Exchequer suspended for a year, due to fears of imminent bankruptcy....

     - 1673
    1673 in England
    Events from the year 1673 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 8 March - Under pressure from Parliament, King Charles II withdraws the Royal Declaration of Indulgence.* 29 March - The Test Act is passed, preventing Roman Catholics from holding public office....

     - 1674
    1674 in England
    Events from the year 1674 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 19 February - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War...

     - 1675
    1675 in England
    Events from the year 1675 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 4 March - John Flamsteed appointed as "astronomical observator", in effect, the first Astronomer Royal.* 25 March - Loss of HMY Mary off Anglesey....

     - 1676
    1676 in England
    Events from the year 1676 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 18 February - Isaac Newton observes to Robert Hooke that "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"....

     - 1677
    1677 in England
    Events from the year 1677 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 16 February - Politicians the Earl of Shaftesbury, Duke of Buckingham, Lord Wharton and the Earl of Salisbury are arrested and sent to the Tower of London....

     - 1678
    1678 in England
    Events from the year 1678 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 31 May - The Godiva Procession, a commemoration held in honour of Lady Godiva's legendary naked ride on horseback through the streets of Coventry in protest against her husband's treatment of the citizens, begins.* 6 September - Titus...

     - 1679
    1679 in England
    Events from the year 1679 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 24 January - King Charles II dismisses the Cavalier Parliament over the Exclusion crisis.* 6 March - Charles II's third Parliament assembles and is led by the Privy Council Ministry....

  • 1680s: 1680
    1680 in England
    Events from the year 1680 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 4 November - A second Exclusion Bill is proposed to exclude the Catholic James, Duke of York from inheriting the throne.* 15 November - The Exclusion Bill is defeated in the House of Lords....

     - 1681
    1681 in England
    Events from the year 1681 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 18 January - 'Exclusion Bill Parliament' dissolved.* 14 March - William Penn receives a royal charter to establish a sectarian colony in the Americas....

     - 1682
    1682 in England
    Events from the year 1682 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 11 March - The Royal Hospital Chelsea for old soldiers is founded in London.* 25 August - Following the Bideford witch trial, three women become the last known to be hanged for witchcraft in England, at Exeter.* September - Halley's...

     - 1683
    1683 in England
    Events from the year 1683 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 9 January - Charles II gives orders establishing the dates on which he will perform the "Touching the King's Evil" ceremony....

     - 1684
    1684 in England
    Events from the year 1684 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:*15 March - Highwayman John Nevison hanged for murder.*10 May - Titus Oates arrested for perjury.*31 July - The village of Churchill, Oxfordshire, is largely destroyed by fire....

     - 1685
    1685 in England
    Events from the year 1685 in the Kingdom of England.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King Charles II , King James II-Events:* 6 February - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England.* 23 April - Coronation of King James II....

     - 1686
    1686 in England
    Events from the year 1686 in the Kingdom of England.- Events :* 10 July - Court of Ecclesiastical Commission created.* 17 July - King James appoints four Catholics to the Privy Council of England.-Undated:...

     - 1687
    1687 in England
    Events from the year 1687 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 2 April - King James II of England issues the Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws against Catholics and non-conformists....

     - 1688
    1688 in England
    Events from the year 1688 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* March - William Dampier makes first recorded landing on Christmas Island.* 4 May - Declaration of Indulgence ordered to be read aloud in all churches on two consecutive Sundays....

     - 1689
    1689 in England
    Events from the year 1689 in the Kingdom of England.-Incumbents:*Co-monarchs - King William III and Queen Mary.-Events:...

  • 1690s: 1690
    1690 in England
    Events from the year 1690 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 7 January - The first recorded full peal is rung, at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate in the City of London, marking a new era in change ringing....

     - 1691
    1691 in England
    Events from the year 1691 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* April - John Tillotson enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.* 9 April - a fire at the Palace of Whitehall in London destroys its Stone Gallery....

     - 1692
    1692 in England
    Events from the year 1692 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 19 February - Princess Anne leaves the court after quarrelling with her sister, Queen Mary....

     - 1693
    1693 in England
    Events from the year 1693 in the Kingdom of England.-Incumbents:*Co-Monarchs - William and Mary-Events:* March - William Congreve's first play, the comedy The Old Bachelor, is performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane....

     - 1694
    1694 in England
    Events from the year 1694 in the Kingdom of England.-Incumbents:*Monarch - King William III, jointly with Queen Mary II until 28 December, then as sole monarch.-Events:* May - The First Whig Junto is appointed to government....

     - 1695
    1695 in England
    Events from the year 1695 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 13 January - Princess Anne returns to court to act as royal hostess.* April - Parliament decides not to renew the statutes requiring press censorship....

     - 1696
    1696 in England
    Events from the year 1696 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 27 January - The ship HMS Royal Sovereign catches fire and burns at Chatham, after 57 years of service....

     - 1697
    1697 in England
    Events from the year 1697 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 20 September - The Treaty of Ryswick ends the War of the Grand Alliance.* 2 December - First service held in St Paul's Cathedral since rebuilding work after the Great Fire of London began....

     - 1698
    1698 in England
    Events from the year 1698 which occurred in the Kingdom of England.- Events :* 4 January - The Palace of Whitehall is destroyed by fire.* 11 January–21 April - Czar Peter I of Russia visits England as part of his Grand Embassy, making a particular study of shipbuilding.* July 25 - Engineer...

     - 1699
    1699 in England
    Events from the year 1699 which occurred in the Kingdom of England.- Events :* January 19 - Parliament limits the size of the home army to 7,000 'native born' men.* June 11 - England, France and the Netherlands agree on second Extermination treaty of Spain....


1700–1706

  • 1700s: 1700
    1700 in England
    Events from the year 1700 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:*27 February - The island of New Britain is discovered by William Dampier in the western Pacific....

     - 1701
    1701 in England
    Events from the year 1701 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 23 May - After being convicted of murder and piracy, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.* 24 June - The Act of Settlement 1701, by the Parliament of England, becomes law...

     - 1702
    1702 in England
    Events from the year 1702 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 8 March - William III dies; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England....

     - 1703
    1703 in England
    Events from the year 1703 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 18 May - War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough captures the cities of Cologne, Bonn, Limbourg, Huy and Guelders....

     - 1704
    1704 in England
    Events from the year 1704 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 18 May - Robert Harley becomes Secretary of State for the Northern Department....

     - 1705
    1705 in England
    Events from the year 1705 which occurred in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* 16 April - Isaac Newton knighted by Queen Anne.* May - General election results in no clear majority for either political faction in Parliament....

     - 1706
    1706 in England
    Events from the year 1706 in the Kingdom of England.-Events:* February - Regency Act requires the senior officers of state to proclaim the next Protestant heir as successor to the English throne on the death of Queen Anne.* 8 April - George Farquhar's play The Recruiting Officer first performed...

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