1663 in England
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Events from the year 1663 in the Kingdom of England.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Charles II
Events
- 10 January - The Royal African Company is granted a Royal Charter.[1]
- February - Parliament pressures King Charles into withdrawing a proposed Declaration of Indulgence.[2]
- 24 March - The colony of Province of Carolina is established in North America.[1]
- 27 March - The gold guinea coin worth one pound sterling (introduced 6 February) is proclaimed legal tender.[1]
- 7 May - Opening of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London.[1]
- 8 July - King Charles grants a Royal Charter to the North American Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.[1]
- 27 July - Parliament passes the second Navigation Act, requiring all goods bound for the American colonies to be sent in English ships from English ports.
- 21 August - Concerned about the wintry weather, Parliament holds an intercessary fast.[3]
- 28 August - Severe frost.
- 31 August - Gilbert Sheldon enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.[4]
- October - the Farnley Wood Plot to overthrow the monarchy.
Undated
- Roger L'Estrange appointed Surveyor of the Imprimery and Printing Presses[5][6] and licenser of the press.[1]
Births
- 25 February - Pierre Antoine Motteux, translator and dramatist (died 1718)
- 6 March - Francis Atterbury, bishop and man of letters (died 1732)
- 17 May - Sir William Glynne, 2nd Baronet, Member of Parliament (died 1721)
- 12 July - James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge, son of King James II (died 1667)
- 28 September - Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton, son of King Charles II (died 1690)
- William Bowyer, printer (died 1737)
- Thomas Emlyn, clergyman (died 1741)
- William King, poet (died 1712)
- John Poulett, 1st Earl Poulett, (died 1743)
- George Stepney, poet and diplomat (died 1707)
- John Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley of Stratton, admiral (died 1697)
Deaths
- 6 January - George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, soldier (born 1585)
- 29 January - Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (born 1587)
- April - George Fane, Member of Parliament (born c. 1616)
- 2 April - Henry Cary, 4th Viscount Falkland, Member of Parliament (born 1634)
- 4 June - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1582)
- 25 June - John Bramhall, Archbishop (born 1594)
- 5 July - Samuel Newman, clergy (born 1602)
- 26 August - Sir John Yonge, 1st Baronet, Member of Parliament (born 1603)
- Edward Burrough, Quaker (born 1634)
- Cheney Culpeper, alchemist (born 1601)
- Balthazar Gerbier, artist (born 1592, Netherlands)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 270. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ↑ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 188–189. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ↑ Stratton, J. M. (1969). Agricultural Records, A.D. 220-1968. London: John Baker. ISBN 0-212-97022-4.
- ↑ Spurr, John (2004). "Sheldon, Gilbert (1598–1677)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/25304. Retrieved 2011-11-14. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ↑ "The Censorship of L'Estrange". The Cambridge History of English and American Literature. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ↑ Cousin, John William (1910). "Estrange, Sir Roger". A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
See also
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