Historical place archive

Hague in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Hague in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records6 event labels6 people1470–1685

Historical events in Hague

1470

11 October 1470
Exile of Edward IV
Edward IV · Wars of the Roses

Edward reaches the Hague after crossing Lincolnshire

1608

7 February 1608
Peace Conference
Ralph Winwood · Eighty Years War

The English delegation is headed by the ambassador in The Hague and future Secretary of State Ralph Winwood

1625

9 December 1625
Treaty of Hague
Charles I · House of Stewart

The Dutch & English to subsidize support for German Protestants

1659

1659
Restoration
Thomas Fairfax · Civil War

A "free" Parliament is called; Fairfax is elected member for Yorkshire, and is put at the head of the commission appointed by the House of Commons to wait upon Charles II, at the Hague and urges his speedy return

1668

1668
Ambassador
William Temple · Government of England

Appointed Ambassador of the Hague, 1st term

1674

1674
Ambassador
William Temple · Government of England

Appointed Ambassador of the Hague, 2nd term

1685

5 February 1685
Death of James Scott
James Scott · House of Stewart

Present at the death of Charles II

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Hague. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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