Succession
Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland
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November 17 in History
This permanent archive page contains 160 World History Database records for November 17, spanning 375 to 2024. Recorded topics include Death of Valentinian I; Succession; Coronation.
Total: 160Events: 139Births: 2Deaths: 12Battles: 6Coronations: 1Countries: 31
Events on November 17
Succession
Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland
Succession
Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland
Succession
Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland
Interregnum
Edward delivered judgment in favour of John Balliol after the Great Cause hearings.
Stone of Destiny
Crowned on the stone of destiny at Scone
Succession
Edward I decides in favour of John Balliol
Succession
Edward I hands over the seisn of Scotland to Edward Balliol
Succession
The court at Berwick castle favour Edward Balliols claim to the Scottish succession. Decides at Berwick the Scottish Succession in favour of John Balliol
Succession
The court at Berwick castle favour Edward Balliols claim to the Scottish succession
Treaty of Brigham
Edward I renounces the Treaty of Brigham making John his vassal. Edward I decides in favour of John Balliol
Baptism
Baptized in the old chapel of St Edward in Windsor Castle
Nullification Trial
Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial
Trial
Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial
Alliance Henry VIII and Holy League
The Holy League Alliance is signed in Rome. England joins the Holy League against Louis XII of France, formed by Pope Julius II
Accession
Elizabeth succeeds after the death of Mary I
Accession
Elizabeth succeeds Mary as Queen of England
Accession
Formally proclaimed Queen outside the Palace of Westminster
Calais Lament
Later tradition links Mary's deathbed grief with the loss of Calais
Calais Lament
Later tradition links Mary's deathbed sorrow with the loss of Calais
Catholic Restoration Ends
Mary dies and the Catholic restoration soon gives way to Elizabeth’s settlement.
Marian Persecutions End
Mary's death ends the burnings of Protestants carried out during her reign
Marian Persecutions End
Mary's death ends the burnings of Protestants under her regime
Memory of Calais
Mary's reign ends with Calais remembered as a severe political loss
News Reaches Hatfield
Elizabeth receives news of Mary's death and her own accession
Proclaimed Queen
Elizabeth is formally proclaimed Queen outside Westminster
Succession
Elizabeth succeeds Mary I and is proclaimed Queen in London
Succession Rival Claim
After Mary I dies the French court backs Mary Queen of Scots claim to England and Ireland
Advance to Salisbury
William III of Orange reaches the Salisbury area as defections and declining confidence weaken the position of James II.
Peru-Bolivian Confederation
Santa Cruz compels the first Chilean expedition to accept the Treaty of Paucarpata.
Kolnische Zeitung Versus Rheinische Zeitung
Publishes a response to criticism directed at the Rheinische Zeitung by a Kolnische Zeitung correspondent.
Discovery of Victoria Falls
Discovers the Victoria Falls
Constitution of 1864 Promulgated
George I promulgates a constitution restoring popular sovereignty and a unicameral parliament.
Opening of Suez Canal
Celebrates the opening of the canal after a decade of construction across the Suez Isthmus.
Opening of Suez Canal
Opens the completed Suez Canal to international navigation.
Sovereignty
Opens the canal under Egyptian sovereignty while operation remains in the hands of the Suez Canal Company.
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal opens
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is opened by Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt and Sudan
Invasion of Bulgaria
Invades Bulgaria hoping to unite Serbia
Serbian Advance
Directs the Serbian advance across the Bulgarian frontier.
Serbian Advance
Organizes Bulgarian troops to block the Serbian advance toward Sofia.
Launch
Launches the Centurion
Chatalja Line
Bulgarian forces fail to break the Chatalja line.
Chatalja Line
Defends the line protecting Constantinople.
Armistice
The Bolsheviks call for an armistice on all fronts
Bolshevik Party
The Bolsheviks call for an armistice on all fronts
German Minesweeping Cover Challenged
British cruisers and battlecruisers attack German forces protecting minesweepers in the Heligoland Bight.
Grand Fleet Heavy Support Held Ready at Heligoland
Beatty keeps heavier units available while forward British forces engage German ships near Heligoland.
Resignation of Aleksey Ivanovich Rykov
Resigns in protest against Lenins refusal to form a coalition Government
Second Heligoland Bight Operation Supported
Grand Fleet forces support the British operation against German minesweeping cover near Heligoland Bight.
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland
Housing Rural Workers Finance
Debates financial provisions for the Housing Rural Workers legislation.
Dismissal
Dismissed from the Politburo
Kameradschaft
Directs Kameradschaft, a drama about Franco-German mine rescue.
Debate on the Address and Rearmament
Returns to the consequences of Munich and argues for stronger national defence and resistance to further aggression.
Supreme War Council
Meets French leaders as the Allies debate bombing the Ruhr.
Supreme War Council
Rejects plans that might provoke German air retaliation.
Bombing of Gelsenkirchen
British bombers conduct a raid on the Gelsenkirchen oil plant
Bombing of Gelsenkirchen
British bombers conduct a raid on the Gelsenkirchen oil plant
Bombing of Southampton
150 German aitcraft bomb Southampton
Bombing of Southampton
150 German aitcraft bomb Southampton
Invasion of Russia
Orders Red Army units to destroy all houses & farms 40 miles behind the German lines
Red Army
Orders Red Army units to destroy all houses & farms 40 miles behind the German lines
Arrest of Oswald Mosley
Mosley is released for reasons of poor health
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Krupp Trial Arraignment
Krupp and the other defendants were arraigned before the United States military tribunal.
Assumption of Temporal Power
Tenzin Gyatso assumes full political authority earlier than planned during the Chamdo crisis.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Peace Negotiations
I participates in peace negotiations connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Ebbw Vale By-Election
Wins Bevan's former seat for Labour.
Final Premiership Begins
Begins his final term as Prime Minister while also head of state
LZ Albany Ambush
McDade's 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry is ambushed near LZ Albany during the Ia Drang campaign
Apples and Oranges
Pink Floyd release Apples and Oranges as a late Syd Barrett-era single
Independence of Great Britain
The Anglo-Rhodesian talks in Salisbury end in deadlock
Independence of Rhodesia
The Anglo-Rhodesian talks in Salisbury end in deadlock
Election
Appointed prospective Member of Parliament for Epping
SALT Negotiations Begin
The Soviet Union and United States begin formal Strategic Arms Limitation Talks during his leadership.
First Remote Lunar Rover
The achievement marks first remote lunar rover as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Lunokhod 1 Deployment
Designs the mobility system used by Lunokhod 1 on the lunar surface.
Mouse Patent
Receives a patent for the X-Y position indicator for a display system
A Nod Is As Good As a Wink
Releases A Nod Is As Good As a Wink with Faces, including the hit Stay With Me.
Not a Crook Speech
At a televised press conference, declares that he is not a crook, has not profited from public service and has never obstructed justice.
Speech
And I think, too, that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.
Speech
And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice.
Speech
At the end of a lengthy response to a question about his personal finances, the President famously said, "And so, that is where the money came from.
Speech
Let me just say this, and I want to say this to the television audience: I made my mistakes, but in all of my years of public life, I have never profited,
Speech
never profited from public service--I have earned every cent.
Speech
The President gave another televised press conference, this time from the Contemporary Hotel in Disney World, where the President was attending the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association.
Speech
Well, I am not a crook. I have earned everything I have got."
Watergate
And I think, too, that I could say that in my years of public life, that I welcome this kind of examination, because people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.
Watergate
And in all of my years of public life, I have never obstructed justice.
Watergate
At the end of a lengthy response to a question about his personal finances, the President famously said, "And so, that is where the money came from.
Watergate
Let me just say this, and I want to say this to the television audience: I made my mistakes, but in all of my years of public life, I have never profited,
Watergate
never profited from public service--I have earned every cent.
Watergate
Nixon says he never profited from public service and states that he earned the money he possesses.
Watergate
Nixon tells the television audience that he made mistakes but denies profiting personally from his years in public service.
Watergate
The President gave another televised press conference, this time from the Contemporary Hotel in Disney World, where the President was attending the Annual Convention of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association.
Watergate
Well, I am not a crook. I have earned everything I have got."
Election
New Democracy wins the first parliamentary election after the dictatorship.
Prime Minister of Turkey
Appointed Prime Minister of Turkey
Schoolboys in Disgrace
The Kinks release Schoolboys in Disgrace.
Drama
The "Elephant Man," by Bernard Pomerance premieres in London
An American Prayer
Releases music around Morrison poetry recordings.
An American Prayer
Helps assemble An American Prayer from Morrison poetry.
Double Fantasy
John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" with Yoko Ono
Captain
Robson captains England for the first time, leading the side to a 3-0 win over Greece in Salonika
Think Visual
The Kinks release Think Visual.
Demonstrations
A peaceful student demonstration is severely beaten back by riot police
Student Demonstration
Police suppression of a student march triggers mass protest.
Velvet Revolution
a peaceful student demonstration is severely beaten back by riot police. A peaceful student demonstration in Prague is severely beaten back by the riot police
Velvet Revolution
Beginning of the Velvet Revolution in Czech
Velvet Revolution
The Socialist Union of Youth (SSM/SZM, proxy of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia) organize a mass demonstration to commemorate International Students Day
Constitution of Nigeria
Abacha brings civilian rule to an end in Nigeria
Coup
Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest. Abacha brings civilian rule to an end in Nigeria
Coup
Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest
Election
Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest
Election
Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest
Election
Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest
North American Free Trade Agreement
The Representatives apporoves North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada & Mexico
President of Nigeria
Appointed military Head of State of Nigeria after the resignation of Ernest Shonekan
President of Nigeria
Appointed President of Nigeria. Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest
Resignation of Albert Reynolds
The Government coalition breaks up after Reynolds decides to resign
Auta Tribunal
Abacha takes over power from the caretaker Government of Chief Ernest Shonekan, which was put into place by General Babangida after his annulment of the 12 June 1993 elections (won by Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola) causes massive unrest
Presidential Election
Defeats Iliescu in a peaceful transfer of power.
Romanian Presidential Election
Constantinescu defeats Ion Iliescu in the presidential election.
Election
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey agreed to a US-backed plan for a Caspian oil pipeline from Baku to Ceyhan to be completed in 2004
Prime Minister of Tunisia
Mohamed Ghannouchi became prime minister of Tunisia.
Resignation of Gerald Corbett
Resigns after a 1 million pound pay off
Japan Institute of International Affairs Presentation
Joins Commissioner Masashi Nishihara in presenting the WMD Commission report at the Japan Institute of International Affairs.
Iraq Status of Forces Agreement
The United States and Iraq sign an agreement setting a timetable for troop withdrawal
First International Appearance
Begins a long international career as Portugal goalkeeper.
Portugal Senior Debut
Makes his senior Portugal debut in a friendly against Spain.
Presidency Member Takes Office
Dragan Covic returns as Croat member of the Presidency
Presidency Member Takes Office
Mladen Ivanic becomes Serb member of the Presidency
Paris Attacks Commons Statement
Updates Parliament on the Paris attacks and discussions at the G20 summit in Turkey.
First Top-Flight North London Derby Goal
Scores the opening goal as Arsenal defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the first top-flight women's north London derby.
Long-Range Strike Permission
Authorizes limited Ukrainian use of long-range U.S. weapons inside Russia.
Births on November 17
Birth of Bernard Law Montgomery
Born at St Mark's Vicarage, Kennington, London.
Birth of Martin Scorsese
Birth of Martin Scorsese
Deaths on November 17
Death of Valentinian I
Death of Valentinian I, age 53, succeeded in name by his 4 yr old son Valentinian II
Death of Mary I
Death of Mary I at St James Palace
Death of Mary I
Mary dies and Elizabeth succeeds to the English throne
Death of Mary I
Mary dies at St James Palace after a reign of five years
Death of Mary I
Mary dies at St James Palace and her reign ends
Death of Mary I
Mary I dies and Elizabeth succeeds to the throne
Death of Reginald Pole
Dies shortly after the death of Mary I
Mary I Dies
Mary I dies leaving Philip II without the English crown
Death of Antoine of Navarre
Antoine dies from wounds received during the siege of Rouen
Death of James Walter Grimston
Death of James Walter Grimston
Death of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
Death of Helmuth Otto Ludwig Weidling
Death of Lon Nol
Death of Lon Nol in exile in California
Battles on November 17
Battle of Arcole
Massena fought at Arcole during the three-day battle that forced Austrian forces away from the Adige.
Battle of Arcole
Napoleon secured victory at Arcole after three days of fighting, forcing the Austrian army to withdraw from the Adige region.
Battle of Slivnitsa
Defeats the Serbs, Eastern Roumelia is Annexed to Bulgaria
Battle of Slivnitsa Begins
Directs Bulgarian defenses during the opening fighting at Slivnitsa.
Battle of Slivnitsa Begins
Commits Serbian forces against Bulgarian positions around Slivnitsa.
Battle of Nuranang
Jaswant Singh Rawat fights in the defence of Nuranang during the Chinese offensive in the eastern sector.
Coronations on November 17
Coronation
Crowned on the stone of destiny at Scone