Licensing of the Press Act
Charles II gives assent to the Licensing of the Press Act passed by the Cavalier Parliament.
Role range: 1660-1685
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Charles II Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Charles II through 224 dated historical records for England.
Charles II, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1662–1666Years on this page
1662
Licensing of the Press Act
Gives assent to the Licensing of the Press Act regulating printing and publication.
Role range: 1660-1685
Reform of Church Worship
The Restoration settlement requires clergy to use the Book of Common Prayer and accept episcopal ordination.
Role range: 1660-1685
Act of Uniformity
Parliament requires ministers to use the Book of Common Prayer and conform to the restored Church of England.
Role range: 1660-1685
Act of Uniformity
Charles II gives assent to the Act of Uniformity, enforcing use of the restored Book of Common Prayer.
Role range: 1660-1685
Act of Uniformity
Gives royal assent to the Act of Uniformity enforcing the restored Book of Common Prayer.
Role range: 1660-1685
Marriage
Charles II first sees Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth before their marriage.
Role range: 1660-1685
Meeting with Catherine
Charles II first sees Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth before their marriage.
Role range: 1660-1685
Bombay Dowry
Bombay passes to England as part of Catherine of Braganza's Portuguese dowry.
Role range: 1660-1685
Tangier Dowry
Tangier becomes part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry to the English crown.
Role range: 1660-1685
Marriage
Marries Catherine of Braganza at Portsmouth after her arrival from Portugal.
Role range: 1660-1685
Royal Society
Grants a royal charter to the Royal Society in London.
Role range: 1660-1685
Royal Society
Grants the first royal charter to the Royal Society.
Role range: 1660-1685
Book of Common Prayer
Clergy who refuse the restored Book of Common Prayer are identified as Nonconformists after the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
Role range: 1660-1685
Nonconformists
Clergy who refuse the restored Book of Common Prayer are identified as Nonconformists after the Act of Uniformity takes effect.
Role range: 1660-1685
Transfer of Dunkirk
Transfers Dunkirk to France after agreeing the sale of the port to Louis XIV.
Role range: 1660-1685
Rule of Dunkirk
Sells Dunkirk to France for a large cash payment to relieve royal finances.
Role range: 1660-1685
Sale of Dunkirk
Sells Dunkirk to France for a large cash payment to relieve royal finances.
Role range: 1660-1685
Hearth Tax
Parliament grants the hearth tax as a regular revenue source for the restored monarchy.
Role range: 1660-1685
Militia Act
The Militia Act strengthens royal control over local armed forces after the Restoration.
Role range: 1660-1685
Quaker Act
Supports legislation directed at Quakers who refuse oaths and hold unauthorised meetings.
Role range: 1660-1685
Settlement Act
The Settlement and Removal Act regulates poor relief and parish responsibility for the poor.
Role range: 1660-1685
1663
Company of Royal Adventurers
Charters the Company of Royal Adventurers trading to Africa.
Role range: 1660-1685
Carolina Charter
Grants the Carolina charter to eight Lords Proprietors for territory south of Virginia.
Role range: 1660-1685
Religious Toleration
Forced to abandon plans for wider toleration of dissenters and Catholics after parliamentary resistance.
Role range: 1660-1685
Second Royal Society Charter
Issues a second charter to the Royal Society, naming the king as founder and patron.
Role range: 1660-1685
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Royal patronage supports Killigrew's King's Company at the new Theatre Royal.
Role range: 1660-1685
Staple Act
Gives assent to legislation requiring European goods bound for colonies to pass through England.
Role range: 1660-1685
1664
New Netherland Grant
Grants his brother James a patent including New Netherland before the English expedition.
Role range: 1660-1685
Repeal of Triennial Act
Repeals the 1641 Triennial Act while replacing it with a weaker parliamentary-meeting requirement.
Role range: 1660-1685
Triennial Parliaments Act
Gives assent to the Triennial Parliaments Act requiring Parliament at least once every three years.
Role range: 1660-1685
Conventicle Act
Gives assent to the Conventicle Act forbidding unauthorised religious meetings of more than five people.
Role range: 1660-1685
Northern League
Charles II sends Gilbert Talbot to Copenhagen to pursue a northern alliance against the Dutch.
Role range: 1660-1685
1665
Declaration of War
Declares war on the Dutch Republic as the Second Anglo-Dutch War begins.
Role range: 1665-1667 – 1660-1685
Great Plague
Moves the court away from plague-stricken London as the epidemic worsens.
Role range: 1660-1685
Plague Proclamation
Issues government orders from Oxford while plague disrupts London and Westminster.
Role range: 1660-1685
1666
Plague
Officially 68,000 had died but it may have been over 100,000
Role range: 1660-1685
Fire of London
1st day of the Great Fire of London, started in a bakers shop in Pudding Lane
Role range: 1660-1685
Battle of Pentland Hills
Battle of Pentland Hills, the Scottish Convenenter revolt led by James Wallace is defeated by the Royalist forces
Role range: 1660-1685
Fire of London
Checks the flames by ordering sailors to blow up houses in the path of the fire
Role range: 1660-1685
Records, sources and methodology
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