Portland Fleet Engagement Penn
William Penn served as a English flag officer in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The three day battle near Portland pitted Dutch convoy escorts against an English fleet and culminated in heavy damage to Dutch warships.
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Explore 101 historical events and records for England in 1653.
Historical records for England in 1653
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Privy Council
Appointed Member of Barebones Parliament
Return to Cavendish Household
Hobbes again settles into the Cavendish household, where he spends much of the remainder of his life.
Rump Parliament
Oliver Cromwell forcibly disbands the Rump when it seems they might disband his expensive army of 50,000 men
Scheveningen Blockade Consequences Blake
Benjamin Blake served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The severe Dutch losses contrasted with the strategic importance of ending the immediate pressure of the English blockade on coastal shipping.
Scheveningen Blockade Consequences Jordan
Joseph Jordan served as a English flag officer in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The severe Dutch losses contrasted with the strategic importance of ending the immediate pressure of the English blockade on coastal shipping.
Scheveningen Blockade Consequences Lawson
John Lawson served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The severe Dutch losses contrasted with the strategic importance of ending the immediate pressure of the English blockade on coastal shipping.
Scheveningen Blockade Consequences Monck
George Monck served as a English commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The severe Dutch losses contrasted with the strategic importance of ending the immediate pressure of the English blockade on coastal shipping.
Scheveningen Blockade Consequences Penn
William Penn served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The severe Dutch losses contrasted with the strategic importance of ending the immediate pressure of the English blockade on coastal shipping.
Scheveningen Command Crisis Blake
Benjamin Blake served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The death of Maarten Tromp during the engagement seriously disrupted Dutch command while fighting continued across the fleets.
Scheveningen Command Crisis Jordan
Joseph Jordan served as a English flag officer in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The death of Maarten Tromp during the engagement seriously disrupted Dutch command while fighting continued across the fleets.
Scheveningen Command Crisis Lawson
John Lawson served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The death of Maarten Tromp during the engagement seriously disrupted Dutch command while fighting continued across the fleets.
Scheveningen Command Crisis Monck
George Monck served as a English commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The death of Maarten Tromp during the engagement seriously disrupted Dutch command while fighting continued across the fleets.
Scheveningen Command Crisis Penn
William Penn served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The death of Maarten Tromp during the engagement seriously disrupted Dutch command while fighting continued across the fleets.
Scheveningen Fleet Battle Blake
Benjamin Blake served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The opposing English and Dutch fleets engaged off Scheveningen in the final major naval battle of the First Anglo Dutch War.
Scheveningen Fleet Battle Jordan
Joseph Jordan served as a English flag officer in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The opposing English and Dutch fleets engaged off Scheveningen in the final major naval battle of the First Anglo Dutch War.
Scheveningen Fleet Battle Lawson
John Lawson served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The opposing English and Dutch fleets engaged off Scheveningen in the final major naval battle of the First Anglo Dutch War.
Scheveningen Fleet Battle Monck
George Monck served as a English commander in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The opposing English and Dutch fleets engaged off Scheveningen in the final major naval battle of the First Anglo Dutch War.
Scheveningen Fleet Battle Penn
William Penn served as a English admiral in the Anglo Dutch naval conflict. The opposing English and Dutch fleets engaged off Scheveningen in the final major naval battle of the First Anglo Dutch War.
Sealed Knot
Supports a conspiratorial royalist society in England called the Sealed Knot
Wren Elected Fellow Of All Souls
Wren obtained a fellowship at All Souls College Oxford while establishing his scientific career.
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