Company of Royal Adventurers
James Duke of York becomes a leading figure in the African trading company.
Historical events in 1663
50 historical records
January 16635 historical events
Company of Royal Adventurers
Charters the Company of Royal Adventurers trading to Africa.
Company of Royal Adventurers
Participates in the company chartered for English trade on the African coast.
Company of Royal Adventurers
Noell is associated with the Restoration trading company operating toward Africa.
Treaty of Ghilajharighat
Jayadhwaj Singha accepts the Treaty of Ghilajharighat after Mir Jumla's invasion forces the Ahom kingdom into a temporary settlement.
February 16631 historical events
Duke of Monmouth
Created Duke of Monmouth, Earl of Doncaster and Baron Scott of Tynedale.
March 166313 historical events
Succession
Prince Satohito succeeds as Emperor Reigen after the abdication of Emperor Go-Sai.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Carolina Charter
Grants the Carolina charter to eight Lords Proprietors for territory south of Virginia.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Carolina Charter
Named as one of the Lords Proprietors in the Carolina charter.
Order of the Garter
Appointed a Knight of the Garter during Charles II's favour to his illegitimate son.
Religious Toleration
Forced to abandon plans for wider toleration of dissenters and Catholics after parliamentary resistance.
New France Royal Colony
Takes New France under direct royal control after the end of company rule.
New France Royal Colony
Colbert reorganises New France as part of royal imperial administration.
April 166310 historical events
Marriage
Marries Anne Scott, wealthy heiress and Countess of Buccleuch.
Marriage
Marries James Scott and brings the Buccleuch inheritance into the new ducal settlement.
Duke of Buccleuch
Created Duke of Buccleuch and Earl of Dalkeith in the Scottish peerage.
Fellow of the Royal Society
Evelyn is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Second Royal Society Charter
Wren is associated with the early Royal Society as its formal status is confirmed.
Second Royal Society Charter
Wilkins is among the early fellows as the Royal Society receives its second charter.
Second Royal Society Charter
Issues a second charter to the Royal Society, naming the king as founder and patron.
Second Royal Society Charter
Boyle is among the fellows active as the Royal Society secures its chartered status.
Second Royal Society Charter
Hooke works as curator of experiments during the Society's early chartered years.
Second Royal Society Charter
Brouncker serves as president as the Royal Society receives its second charter.
May 16634 historical events
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Hart becomes one of the leading actors of Killigrew's King's Company.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Mohun performs with the King's Company in the Restoration theatre world.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Royal patronage supports Killigrew's King's Company at the new Theatre Royal.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Opens the Theatre Royal in Bridges Street, later known as Drury Lane.
June 16632 historical events
Second Esopus War
Responds after Esopus warriors attack Wiltwyck and renew war in New Netherland.
Austro-Turkish War
Leads Ottoman forces into Habsburg Hungary at the start of the war.
July 16635 historical events
Baronetcy
Created a baronet of East Hatley; Downing Street is later named after him.
Staple Act
Ashley-Cooper supports fiscal and commercial policy tied to colonial trade regulation.
Staple Act
Clarendon's ministry supports trade regulation under the Navigation Acts.
Staple Act
Gives assent to legislation requiring European goods bound for colonies to pass through England.
Ambassador
Appointed English ambassador to France during Charles II's Restoration diplomacy.
August 16632 historical events
Translation to Canterbury
Receives royal assent for his translation to the archbishopric of Canterbury.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury after the Restoration church settlement.
September 16631 historical events
Siege of Neuhausel
Captures Neuhausel after a major siege in Habsburg Hungary.
King's Guard
Appointed to a captaincy in the King's Guard during his early advancement at court.
Petite Academie
Sponsors learned work that supports royal glory and official history.
Petite Academie
Founds the Petite Academie to serve royal historical and artistic policy.
Astronomical Unit
Gregory proposes using observations of a planetary transit from widely separated locations to determine the scale of the Solar System.
Raid on Shaista Khan
Shivaji leads a surprise night attack on Shaista Khan in Pune, forcing the Mughal commander to leave the Deccan soon afterward.
Krister Horn Appointed Governor
Queen Hedvig Eleonora appoints councillor Krister Horn as governor to the young king.
Krister Horn Appointed Governor
Queen Hedvig Eleonora appoints councillor Krister Horn as governor to the young king.