17th century in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the century 1600 - 1699 to Wales and its people.
Princes of Wales
Princesses of Wales
Events
1605
1607
1610
1611
1612
1614
1616
- November - Charles Stuart is created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, four years after the death of his elder brother.
1625
1627
1639
1643
1644
- January - Thomas Fairfax breaks the six- week siege of Nantwich.
- September - The first battle of the English Civil War on Welsh soil takes place at Montgomery.
- Thomas Bulkeley is created 1st Viscount Bulkeley in recognition of his service to the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
- Roch Castle is captured by Parliament; the owner's daughter, Lucy Walter, flees to London and thence to The Hague.
1645
1646
- August 19 - Raglan Castle surrenders to Parliament forces.
- October - Colonel William Salusbury gives up Denbigh Castle to Parliament forces, with the king's written permission.
- Barrister William Philipps buys the island of Skokholm for £300.
1647
1648
1649
1656
1657
1659
1660
1661
1664
- Thomas Wogan, former Parliamentary commander and regicide, escapes from York Castle and flees to the Netherlands.
1666
1678
1680
1682
1686
- Rowland Ellis and his fellow Quakers leave Wales for Pennsylvania to avoid religious persecution.
1688
1689
1699
Arts and literature
Books
1600
1603
1611
1615
- Rhosier Smyth - Gorsedd y Byd
1618
1621
1630
1632
1651
1653
1655
- Jeremy Taylor - Golden Grove; or a Manuall of daily prayers and letanies . .
1656
1657
1658
1660
Births
1610
1619
1622
1627
1634
1649
1655
1671
- date unknown - Ellis Wynne, clergyman and author (d. 1734)
1674 October 18 - Beau Nash, leader of fashion (d. 1762 1675
1677
1682
1683
1688
1693
Deaths
1601
1602
1604
1606
1607
1609
1610
1611
1612
1613
1620
1621
1622
1626
1627
1633
1634
1641
1646
1649
1650
1656
1658
- September/October - Lucy Walter, former mistress of King Charles II
1659
1660
1663
1664
1670
1674
1675
1676
1677
1679
1680
1681
1682
1683
1685
1686
1688
1689
1694
1695
1696
1697
1698
References
- ^ Deborah Fisher, Royal Wales (University of Wales Press, 2010)