1692 in England
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Events from the year 1692 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Co-Monarchs - William III of England and Mary II of England
[edit] Events
- 19 February - Princess Anne leaves the court after quarrelling with her sister, Queen Mary.[1]
- 2 May - First performance of Henry Purcell's semi-opera The Fairy-Queen at the Queen's Theatre, Dorset Garden in London.
- 5 May - Queen Mary orders the imprisonment of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for alleged treasonous support of the Jacobites.[1]
- 29 May–4 June - War of the Grand Alliance: The threat of a French invasion of England is diminished by victory at the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue.[2]
- 3 August - War of the Grand Alliance: the allied forces of England and the Dutch Republic led by King William III of England are defeated at the Battle of Steenkerque.[2]
[edit] Undated
- Queen Mary II founds the Greenwich Hospital.[2]
- Lloyd's coffee house in London becomes the main office for marine insurance.[1]
[edit] Births
- 29 February - John Byrom, poet (died 1763)
- 18 May - Joseph Butler, bishop and philosopher (died 1752)
- 3 August - John Henley, minister (died 1759)
[edit] Deaths
- 18 May - Elias Ashmole, antiquarian (born 1617)
- 19 November - Thomas Shadwell, poet and playwright (born c.1642)
- 9 December - William Mountfort, actor and dramatist (born c.1664)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 198-200. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 286. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
